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UMNO
The United Malays National Organisation ( abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a conservative, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its inception in 1946), UMNO has been known as Malaysia's "Grand Old Party". UMNO is a founding and the principal dominant member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, which taken along with its predecessor Alliance, had been the main governing party of Malaysia from the independence of Malaya in 1957 until its defeat in the 2018 general election. From 1957 to 2018, every Prime Minister of Malaysia was also the President of UMNO. It has since returned to power twice as a result of the 2020-2022 Malaysian political crisis, firstly as a partner in a Perikatan Nasional-led government and subsequently as the leading party in a BN-led government with UMNO Vice President Ismail Sabri Yaakob serving as Prime Minister. A race-focused party, UMNO's goals are to uphold the aspiratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketuanan Melayu
''Ketuanan Melayu'' ( Jawi: ; "Malay Overlordship" or "Malay Supremacy") is a political concept that emphasises Malay power and preeminence in present-day Malaysia. The Malaysian Malays have claimed a special position and special rights owing to their longer history in the area and the fact that the present Malaysian state itself evolved from a Malay polity. The oldest political institution in Malaysia is the system of Malay rulers of the nine Malay states. The British colonial authorities transformed the system and turned it first into a system of indirect rule, then in 1948, using this culturally based institution, they incorporated the Malay monarchy into the blueprints for the independent Federation of Malaya. The term ''Tanah Melayu'' in its name, which literally means "Malay homeland", assumes proprietorship of the Malay states. In this method, the colonial government strengthened Malay ethno-nationalism, Malay ethnicity and culture and Malay sovereignty in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMNO Youth
The UMNO Youth Movement (Malay language, Malay: ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) or more known simply as UMNO Youth is the youth wing of Malaysia's grand old party the United Malays National Organisation. Primarily for members aged 18 to 40, the goal of its establishment is to represent Malay and Bumiputera male youths. Since March 2023, the current UMNO Youth Chief is Merlimau (state constituency), Merlimau state assemblyman (MLA) Muhamad Akmal Saleh. The youth wing of UMNO are separated with the women's youth wing or ''Puteri UMNO'' as well as the student wing of the party which is ''UMNOSiswa''. History Establishment With the party's mission to liberate the nation from British colonialism, UMNO's machinery was enhanced, one of which was the foundation of a youth wing on August 26, 1949, in Butterworth, Penang. The conference chose Captain Hussein Onn as the first youth chief and named it "''Perikatan Pemuda UMNO''". After Hussein was appointed UMNO Secretary-General in August 1950, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi (; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development (Malaysia), Minister of Rural and Regional Development since December 2022. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he has served as its leader and the Chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition since May 2018. Zahid has been the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Datuk (federal constituency), Bagan Datuk since April 1995. He is also the first UMNO President, after the Malayan Declaration of Independence, Malayan independence, to not be elected as Prime Minister of Malaysia. He served in several cabinet positions under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to May 2018 and served as Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 to May 2018. Zahid became the President of the UMNO in 2018 following the party's defeat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamad Hasan (politician)
Mohamad bin Hasan (; born 2 May 1956), familiarly known as Tok Mat or Mat Hasan, is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and previously served as the Minister of Defence (Malaysia), Minister of Defence prior to the 2023 Malaysian cabinet reshuffle, 2023 cabinet reshuffle from December 2022 to December 2023. He has also served as the Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) since June 2018, the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rembau (federal constituency), Rembau since November 2022 as well as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rantau (state constituency), Rantau from March 2004 to February 2019 and again since April 2019. He served as the 10th Menteri Besar of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
Asyraf Wajdi bin Dusuki (, ; born 14 May 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) since March 2023. He served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Jamil Khir Baharom from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as a Senator from May 2014 to his resignation in April 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the Secretary-General of UMNO since March 2023 and also served as the 14th Youth Chief of UMNO from June 2018 to March 2023. Early life and education Born in the Tumpat District within the state of Kelantan, Asyraf is the third son of Dusuki Ahmad, who was once President of YADIM and former political secretary to Mahathir Mohamad and Nik Nooraini Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: محمد خالد بن نوردين; born 30 November 1958) is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Defence (Malaysia), Minister of Defence since December 2023 and previously served as the Minister of Higher Education (Malaysia), Minister of Higher Education prior to the 2023 Malaysian cabinet reshuffle, 2023 cabinet reshuffle for the second term from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He had previously served as Minister of Works (Malaysia), Deputy Minister of Works, Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (Malaysia), Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development and his first term as Minister of Higher Education in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from 1999 to 2013. Additionally, he serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onn Jaafar
Dato' Sir Onn bin Dato' Jaafar (; 12 February 1895 – 19 January 1962) was a Malayan politician who served as the 7th Menteri Besar of Johor from 1947 to 1950. His organised opposition towards the creation of the Malayan Union (by the returning British colonial power after the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya) led him to form the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1946; he was UMNO's founder and its first president until his resignation in 1951. He was famously known as the pioneer of organised anti-imperialism and early Malay nationalism within Malaya, which eventually culminated with the Malayan independence from Britain. He was also responsible for the social and economic welfare of the Malays by setting up the Rural Industrial Development Authority (RIDA). His son Hussein Onn was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, his grandson, Hishammuddin Hussein is a senior UMNO politician, and his great-grandson Onn Hafiz Ghazi is the current Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhamad Akmal Saleh
Muhamad Akmal bin Saleh (, ; born 2 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as a Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Merlimau since November 2021. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the 15th Youth Chief of UMNO and Division Chief of UMNO Jasin since March 2023. Early life and education Muhamad Akmal bin Saleh was born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia. He received his early education at SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Ya'akob, Merlimau, Malacca and Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Ipoh, Perak. Then, he got higher education at Melaka Matriculation College for a year before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor ( Jawi: تڠكو عدنان بن تڠكو منصور; born 20 December 1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Federal Territories, Minister of Tourism, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Minister Pandikar Amin Mulia from January 2001 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putrajaya from March 2004 to November 2022 and Senator from December 2000 to December 2003. He is a member and the Division Chief of Putrajaya of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer-General of UMNO since June 2018. He also served as Secretary-General of UMNO from March 2009 to June 2018. In 2018, he was charged w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badruddin Amiruldin
Badruddin bin Amiruldin (born 20 May 1951) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Permanent Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest Malay political party in the country and the leader of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Badruddin was also, until his defeat in the March 2008 General Elections, the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai, Kedah in the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat. Early political life Badruddin was not a very well known politician in the early 1990s and started as a backbencher in Parliament, when he made his electoral debut in the 1992 Jerai by-election and get elected the first time as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai before it was abolished in 1995. Badruddin then contested and won the constituency of Yan, Kedah in the 1995 general election but he was defeated in the 1999 general election to Nasharudin bin Mat Isa from (PAS), losing by 182 votes. Rise to prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail (; born 1 October 1958) is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang since May 2018 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jelai since March 2004. He served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Pahang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as one of the Vice Presidents of UMNO since March 2023. Early life and education Wan Rosdy was born on 1 October 1958 at Kampung Tanjung Gahai, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federation of Malaya, Malaya (now Malaysia). He received his early education at the Clifford Primary School (1965), Sekolah Menengah Clifford and Sekolah Menengah Mahmud Raub. He then pursuing a Diploma in Commerce at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM). He then pursued his Bachelor of Arts (BA) deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Party (Malaysia)
The Alliance Party () was a political coalition in Malaysia. The Alliance Party, whose membership comprised United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), was formally registered as a political organisation on 30 October 1957. It was the ruling coalition of Federation of Malaya, Malaya from 1957 to 1963, and Malaysia from 1963 to 1973. The coalition became the Barisan Nasional in 1973. History Origin The Alliance Party had its origin in an ''ad hoc'' and temporary electoral arrangement set up between the local branches of United Malays National Organisation, UMNO and Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA to contest the Kuala Lumpur municipal election in 1952. The UMNO-MCA candidates won in 9 of the 12 seats contested, beating the non-communal Independence of Malaya Party (IMP) which won 2 seats and Selangor Labour Party which won none. Their success in this election led to firmer association between the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
