| Post: | President |
| Body: | the United Malays National Organisation |
| Native Name: | Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu |
| Incumbent: | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Incumbentsince: | 30 June 2018 |
| Formation: | 1946 |
| First: | Onn Jaafar |
| Deputy: | Mohamad Hasan |
| Flag: | UMNO (Malaysia).svg |
| Flagsize: | 150px |
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. [1] [2]
The President of the United Malays National Organisation is supported by a deputy president who, since 2018, has been Mohamad Hasan. Furthermore, the president is supported by three vice presidents, currently holding by Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Mohamed Khaled Nordin and Johari Abdul Ghani.[3]
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 and a Vice President of UMNO (Ismail Sabri Yaakob) served as the Prime Minister from August 2021 to November 2022. [4]
| No. | Image | President | Term start | Term end | Election results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Onn Jaafar | 11 May 1946 | 25 August 1951 | |||
| 2. | Tunku Abdul Rahman | 25 August 1951 | 23 January 1971 | |||
| 3 | Abdul Razak Hussein | 25 June 1972 | 14 January 1976 | |||
| 4 | Hussein Onn | 15 September 1978 | 28 June 1981 | |||
| 5 | Mahathir Mohamad | 28 June 1981 | 31 October 2003 | |||
| 6 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 23 September 2004 | 26 March 2009 | |||
| 7 | Najib Razak | 26 March 2009 | 12 May 2018 | |||
| 8 | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | 30 June 2018 | Incumbent |