# UMNO Youth

The UMNO Youth Movement (Malay: Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO; Jawi: ڤرڬرقن ڤمودا امنو‎) 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 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, the leadership was passed on to Abdul Razak Hussein.

### Mission

The UMNO Youth Movement was established after the party felt that the youth wing needed to have its own organization as a backup line for the UMNO leadership. Before being eligible and prepared to lead the entire division, members must first be active within the youth levels of the party as a sign to test their leadership at an early age amongst grassroot members. Hence, the position of UMNO youths is like "a party within a party". Sensitive issues are often voiced by youth because youths are "hot-blooded" and more "determined".

## Leadership
### Hierarchy

The UMNO Youth is led by the youth chief, followed by the vice youth chief and 20 youth executive committee members or "EXCOs" which all are elected through UMNO party elections. The youth chief would then have the executive power to appoint the secretary, treasurer, information chief, executive secretary and up to 15 youth EXCOs. There are other positions such as permanent chairman and deputy permanent chairman who holds less executive power within the youth wing where they are in charge of chairing the annual UMNO grand national assembly or Perhimpunan Agung UMNO for the youth wing.
All of the positions mentioned are apparent in various levels, which it can be present at branch level (Malay: Cawangan), followed with divisional (Malay: Bahagian), to state (Malay: Negeri), and finally national (Malay: Pusat). Oftentimes, most national youth leaders hold divisional posts. For example, Muhamad Akmal Saleh and Nazif Najib are both division heads of their respective constituencies, and various national youth EXCOs are also youth division heads. In order to hold divisional, state or national level positions, all youth leaders must first hold branch level positions beforehand.

### Current leadership

The list below shows the current 2023/2026 UMNO Youth leadership.
UMNO Youth Malaysia :
| Position | Name | Appointments |
| Permanent Chairman | Wan Md Hazlin Agyl Wan Hassan | |
| Deputy Permanent Chairman | Zairul Azmir Ramli | |
| Youth Chief | YB Datuk Dr. Muhamad Akmal Saleh | MLA for Merlimau |
| Vice Youth Chief | YB Mohd Hairi Mad Shah | MLA for Larkin |
| Secretary | Mohd Hafiz Ariffin | |
| Treasurer | Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar | |
| Information Chief | Mohammad Sollehin Mohammad Tajie | |
| Youth EXCO |||
| Elected | Mohd Hafiz Ariffin | |
| Elected | Mohamed Khairul Azman Abdul Azeez | |
| Elected | Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi | |
| Elected | Shah Zanuriman Nuar Paras Khan | |
| Elected | Md Fadzmel Md Fadzil | |
| Elected | Dato' Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin | |
| Elected | Mohd Kalam Ulum Morsin | |
| Elected | Mohd Syauqi Ibnihajar Ahmad | |
| Elected | Mohammad Sollehin Mohammad Tajie | |
| Elected | Ahmad Zaim Ahmad Tawfek | |
| Elected | Mohamad Aliff Hilmi | |
| Elected | Muhamad Nur Aizat Noor Azam | |
| Elected | Hj. Mohd Rafiq Mohd | |
| Elected | Muhammad Saifullah Ali | |
| Elected | Mohd Asyraf Zainal | |
| Elected | Dato' Hasry Sham Chasmen | |
| Elected | Dato' Mohd Saiful Mat Sapri | |
| Elected | Mohd Fadini Rahim | |
| Elected | YB Aznan Tamin | MLA for Tanjung Surat |
| Elected | Md Jamil Pauzi | |
| Appointed | Dato' Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib | |
| Appointed | YM Tengku Muhammed Hafiz Tengku Adnan | |
| Appointed | Mohd Afzan Manaf | |
| Appointed | Muhammad Fadlan Aiman Mhd Fadly | |
| Appointed | Abdul Azim Abdullah | |
| Appointed | Arsad Mohammad Yusof | |
| Appointed | Mohd Rozaini Mohd Rasli | |
| Appointed | YB Suhaimizan Bizar | MLA for Gemencheh |
| Appointed | Mohamad Arif Abdul Talib | |
| Appointed | Mohamad Faiz Abdullah | |
| Appointed | Dato' Sri Fariz Hazurin Ismail | |
| Appointed | Wan Muhammad Zuhir Ghazali | |
| Appointed | YB Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah | MLA for Mahkota |
| Executive Secretary | A'zlan Hj. Abu Bakar | |
State Youth Leaders :
| State | Name | Appointments |
| Perlis | Saiful Fariddil Jasmi | |
| Kedah | Mohd Raqib Abu Hassan | |
| Perak | Nazirul Jamaluddin | |
| Kelantan | YB Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani | MLA for Nenggiri |
| Terengganu | Tengku Haphiz Tengku Putera | |
| Pahang | Mohd Kamil Ibrahim | |
| Selangor | Dato' Mohd Imran Tamrin | |
| Federal Territories | Dato' Aliff Firdaus Abd Hadi | |
| Negeri Sembilan | Mohamad Fadil Md Zin | |
| Malacca | Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid | |
| Johor | Noor Azleen Ambros | |
| Sabah | Sufian Abd Karim | |

## Youth Chiefs of UMNO

The Youth Chief of UMNO acts as the penultimate leader of the entire youth wing of the party where it holds the same authority compared to the President but only limited to the youth wing. Throughout Malaysian political history, four former Youth Chiefs of UMNO which are Hussein Onn, Abdul Razak Hussein, Najib Razak, and Anwar Ibrahim has served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
| No. | Youth chief | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Hussein Onn | 1949 | 1951 |
| 2 | Abdul Razak Hussein | 1951 | 1951 |
| 3 | Sardon Jubir | 1951 | 1964 |
| 4 | Senu Abdul Rahman | 1964 | 1971 |
| 5 | Harun Idris | 1971 | 1976 |
| 6 | Syed Jaafar Albar | 1976 | 1977 |
| 7 | Suhaimi Kamaruddin | 1977 | 1982 |
| 8 | Anwar Ibrahim | 1982 | 1987 |
| 9 | Najib Razak | 1987 | 1993 |
| 10 | Rahim Thamby Chik | 1993 | 1996 |
| Acting | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | 1994 | 1996 |
| 11 | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | 1996 | 1998 |
| 12 | Hishammuddin Hussein | 1999 | 2009 |
| 13 | Khairy Jamaluddin | 26 March 2009 | 24 June 2018 |
| 14 | Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki | 24 June 2018 | 11 March 2023 |
| 15 | Muhamad Akmal Saleh | 12 March 2023 | Incumbent |

## UMNO Youth Anthem

* Ikrar Pemuda
* Kami pemuda Malaysia
* Bersatu dan padu tenaga
* Berjuang berkorban jiwa raga
* Untuk ketahanan bangsa
* Pemuda harapan negara
* Membela dan membuat jasa
* Membina negara kaya raya
* Ibu pertiwi Malaysia
* Mari kita bersatu dan berikrar
* Mengaku dan bersumpah
* Menjunjung agama bangsa negara
* Bersungguh dan setia
* Kami pemuda Malaysia
* Merupakan benteng yang waja
* Pertahan kedaulatan agama
* Serta bangsa dan negara
Translation: We are Malaysian youths, United with our strength and energy, Struggle and sacrifice our body and soul, For the survival of the nation
The nation's hope for youths, To defend and serve, By building a wealthy nation, For the Malaysian motherland
Let's unite and pledge, Confess and swear, Uphold the national religion, And be earnest and loyal
We are Malaysian youths, A stronghold of steel, In defense of religious sovereignty, As well as race and country