The President of the United Malays National Organisation or President of UMNO (Malay: Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu or Presiden UMNO) is the highest position of the largest and oldest party in Malaysia. Since 30 June 2018, the office has been held by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Structure The President of the United Malays National Organisation is supported by a deputy president, who has been Mohamad Hasan since 2018. Furthermore, the president is supported by three vice presidents, currently holding by Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Mohamed Khaled Nordin and Johari Abdul Ghani.
Political significance With the exceptions of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Onn Jaafar, every presidents of UMNO served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia from August 1957 to May 2018, while a vice president of UMNO, (Ismail Sabri Yaakob) also served as the Prime Minister from August 2021 to November 2022.
List of presidents of UMNO No.ImagePresidentTerm startTerm endElection results1.Onn Jaafar11 May 194625 August 19512.Tunku Abdul Rahman25 August 195123 January 19713Abdul Razak Hussein25 June 197214 January 19764Hussein Onn15 September 197828 June 19815Mahathir Mohamad28 June 198131 October 20036Abdullah Ahmad Badawi23 September 200426 March 20097Najib Razak26 March 200912 May 20188Ahmad Zahid Hamidi30 June 2018Incumbent
See also Barisan Nasional Muafakat Nasional United Malays National Organisation leadership elections 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis 2020–22 Malaysian political crisis
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