United Malays National Organisation of Sabah
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United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Malay: Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu Sabah), also abbreviated as Sabah UMNO, is a branch of the United Malays National Organisation in Sabah, Malaysia.
It operates with a degree of autonomy from the central leadership based in the peninsular Malaysia.
History
Following the 1990 state election where the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA) failed to win any seats, it merged with the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) to form the Sabah chapter of the peninsula-based United Malays National Organisation. It was the ruling party in Sabah as part of the wider Barisan Nasional coalition from 1994 until the 2018 state election.
Following the party's defeat in 2018, Sabah UMNO chairman Hajiji Noor half the party's elected representatives, five members of parliament and nine state assemblymen, to leave the party and sit as independents. They subsequently joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), itself an UMNO splinter party, and formed its Sabah chapter.
Hajiji was replaced by Bung Moktar Radin, and the state chapter persisted despite concerns that it may be dissolved.
The party triggered the 2023 Sabah political crisis when it, as the leader of Barisan Nasional in the state, withdrew the coalition's support for the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government led by Hajiji. This triggered a split within the state chapter as five assemblymen announced their support for Hajiji. The crisis ended when the central leadership of Barisan Nasional resolved to support Hajiji as chief minister, so as to reflect the parties' co-operation at the federal level as part of the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet. The five assemblymen who supported Hajiji later left the party to join Hajiji's Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN).
List of leaders
List of Chairmen
| No. | Portrait | Chairmen | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Deputy Chairmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustapha Harun (born 1918, death 1995) MLA for Bengkoka-Banggi, 1967–1976 MLA for Banggi, 1976–1981 MLA for Usukan, 1985–1986, 1987–1994 | 1990 | 1994 | 4 years | Unknown | |
| 2 | Sakaran Dandai (born 1930, death 2021) MLA for Semporna, 1967–1985 MLA for Sulabayan, 1985–1990, 1994 | 1994 | 2002 | 8 years | Shafie Apdal (1995–2001) | |
| 3 | Musa Aman (born 1951) MLA for Sungai Sibuga, 1994–2020 | 2003 | 9 December 2018 | 15 years | Shafie Apdal (2004/2005-2014/2015) Bung Moktar Radin (unknown date) | |
| 4 | Hajiji Noor (born 1956) MLA for Sulaman, since 1990 | 10 December 2018 | 11 December 2018 | 1 day | Yamani Hafez Musa (2018) | |
| 5 | Bung Moktar Radin (born 1958, death 2025) MP for Kinabatangan, 1999–2025, MLA for Lamag, 2020–2025 | 12 December 2018 | 5 December 2025 | 6 years, 358 days | Yakub Khan (2018–2023) Abdul Rahman Dahlan (2023–2025) | |
| 6 | Jafry Ariffin MLA for Sukau, since 2020 | 10 December 2025 | Incumbent | 161 days | Hasnol Ayub (since 2025) |
Elected representatives
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament
Sabah UMNO has 6 members in the House of Representatives.
| State | No. | Parliament Constituency | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah | ||||
| P173 | Putatan | Shahelmey Yahya | UMNO | |
| P176 | Kimanis | Mohamad Alamin | UMNO | |
| P177 | Beaufort | Siti Aminah Aching | UMNO | |
| P184 | Libaran | Suhaimi Nasir | UMNO | |
| P187 | Kinabatangan | Naim Kurniawan Moktar | UMNO | |
| P191 | Kalabakan | Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy | UMNO | |
| Total | Sabah (6) |
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
| State | No. | Parliament Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah | P167 | Kudat | N2 | Bengkoka | Harun Durabi | UMNO | |
| P180 | Keningau | N41 | Liawan | Nik Mohd Nadzri Nik Zawawi | UMNO | ||
| P187 | Kinabatangan | ||||||
| N58 | Lamag | Mohd Ismail Ayob | UMNO | ||||
| N59 | Sukau | Jafry Ariffin | UMNO | ||||
| P188 | Lahad Datu | N63 | Kunak | Anil Jeet Singh | UMNO | ||
| Total | Sabah (5) |
General election results
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 / 192 | 9 (under BN) | Unknown | Unknown | 9 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Sakaran Dandai |
| 1999 | 11 / 193 | 11 (under BN) | 139,654 | 2.10% | 2 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Osu Sukam |
| 2004 | 13 / 219 | 13 (under BN) | 93,831 | 1.35% | 2 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Musa Aman |
| 2008 | 13 / 222 | 13 (under BN) | 154,207 | 1.95% | ; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Musa Aman |
| 2013 | 14 / 222 | 14 (under BN) | 258,298 | 2.34% | 1 seat; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Musa Aman |
| 2018 | 7 / 222 | 14 (under BN) | 199,395 | 1.65% | 7 seats; Opposition coalition (Barisan Nasional) later Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Musa Aman (resigned) Hajiji Noor (resigned) Bung Moktar Radin |
| 2022 | 5 / 222 | 11 (under BN) | 185,094 | 1.19% | 1 seat; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional) | Bung Moktar Radin |
State election results
| State election | State Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah | Total won / Total contested | |
| 2/3 majority | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 |
| 1994 | 19 / 48 | 19 / 31 |
| 1999 | 24 / 48 | |
| 2004 | 32 / 60 | 32 / 32 |
| 2008 | 32 / 60 | 32 / 32 |
| 2013 | 31 / 60 | 31 / 32 |
| 2018 | 17 / 60 | 17 / 32 |
| 2020 | 14 / 73 | 14 / 33 |
| After 2022 GE (not including appointed members) | 10 / 79 | 10 / 33 |
| 2025 | 5 / 79 | 5 / 41 |
See also
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