# 1996 United Malays National Organisation leadership election

A leadership election was held by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party on 10 October 1996. It was won by incumbent Prime Minister and President of UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad.

## Supreme Council election results

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### Permanent Chairman

| Candidate | Delegates' votes | Division nominated |
| Sulaiman Ninam Shah | 1,498 votes | |
| Abdul Raman Suliman | 359 votes | |

### Deputy Permanent Chairman

| Candidate | Delegates' votes |
| Shoib Ahmad | 1,357 votes |
| Azman Attar Othman | 400 votes |
| Idris Ibrahim | 100 votes |

### President

| Candidate | Delegates' votes | Division nominated |
| Mahathir Mohamad | won uncontested | |

### Deputy President

| Candidate | Delegates' votes | Division nominated |
| Anwar Ibrahim | won uncontested | |

### Vice Presidents

| Candidate | Delegates' votes (max. 3) |
| Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | 1,483 votes |
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 1,053 votes |
| Muhammad Muhammad Taib | 1,045 votes |
| Ramli Ngah Talib | 696 votes |
| Syed Hamid Albar | 653 votes |
| Muhyiddin Yassin | 545 votes |
| Yob Tajuddin Kulub Ismail | 111 votes |

### Supreme Council Members

| Candidate | Delegates' votes (max. 25) |
| Abdul Hamid Othman | 1,517 votes |
| Abdul Ghani Othman | 1,486 votes |
| Mustapa Mohamed | 1,484 votes |
| Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam | 1,428 votes |
| Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani | 1,382 votes |
| Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor | 1,354 votes |
| Mohd Khalil Yaakob | 1,266 votes |
| Affifudin Omar | 1,222 votes |
| Shahidan Kassim | 1,178 votes |
| Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali | 1,172 votes |
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 1,153 votes |
| Wan Mokhtar Ahmad | 1,152 votes |
| Ibrahim Saad | 1,148 votes |
| Hasan Arifin | 1,118 votes |
| Osu Sukam | 1,104 votes |
| Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman | 1,056 votes |
| Suleiman Mohamed | 1,021 votes |
| Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | 1,018 votes |
| Mohd Shafie Apdal | 1,005 votes |
| Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus | 984 votes |
| Megat Junid Megat Ayub | 976 votes |
| Zaleha Ismail | 960 votes |
| Salleh Said Keruak | 954 votes |
| Abu Hassan Omar | 954 votes |
| Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | 915 votes |
| Ibrahim Ali | 889 votes |
| Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor | 886 votes |
| Sabbaruddin Chik | 864 votes |
| Tengku Mahmud Mansor | 836 votes |
| Railey Jeffrey | 741 votes |
| Kamal Salleh | 713 votes |
| Napsiah Omar | 673 votes |
| Badruddin Amiruldin | 658 votes |
| Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar | 651 votes |
| Mohd Radzi Manan | 650 votes |
| Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | 619 votes |
| Abdul Khalid Ibrahim | 541 votes |
| Hanifah Noordin | 513 votes |
| Fauzi Abdul Rahman | 502 votes |
| Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | 487 votes |
| Othman Abdul | 465 votes |
| Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad | 463 votes |
| Ishak Ismail | 450 votes |
| Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir | 350 votes |
| Ahmad Shahibuddin Mohd Noor | 335 votes |
| Abu Bakar Daud | 298 votes |
| Azrat Gull Amirzat Gull | 242 votes |
| Mohd Idris Tulis | 212 votes |
| Baharom Abdul Ghani | 211 votes |
| Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan | 200 votes |
| Syed Abdullah Syed Mahusin | 198 votes |
| Mohamed Kamal Hussain | 159 votes |
| Zainol Abidin Johari | 111 votes |
| Edward Sinsua | 94 votes |
| Alias Mohamed | 82 votes |