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The United Malays National Organisation or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party within Malaysia, UMNO has been known as Malaysia's "Grand Old Party".

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mukhriz Mahathir</span> Malaysian politician and businessman

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Azmin Ali</span> Malaysian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 in Malaysia</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saifuddin Abdullah</span> Malaysian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 in Malaysia</span>

2011 in Malaysia is the 54th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 in Malaysia</span>

2013 was the 56th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 in Malaysia</span>

Events in 2016 in Malaysia.

The Citizens' Declaration was a declaration issued by an array of Malaysian political leaders on 4 March 2016 to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation from office. It was launched at a press conference chaired by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

This is a list of events in the year 2019 in Malaysia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis</span> Political crisis in Malaysia

The 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis was triggered after several Members of Parliament (MPs) of the 14th Malaysian Parliament changed party support, leading to the loss of a parliamentary majority, the collapse of two successive coalition governments, and the resignation of two Prime Ministers. The political crisis culminated in a 2022 snap general election and eventual formation of a coalition government. This crisis ended in 2022 and Malaysian political crisis continued in the State of Sabah known as 2023 Kinabalu Move.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muhyiddin cabinet</span>

The Muhyiddin cabinet was formed on 10 March 2020, nine days after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia and dissolved 17 months and 6 days later on 16 August 2021, the day when Muhyiddin submitted his resignations as PM and of this cabinet. It was the 21st cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. This cabinet was also known as the Perikatan Nasional Cabinet (PN-Cabinet) which combined 15 political parties from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties, with Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component parties and United Sabah Party (PBS) as allied partners providing confidence and supply.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perikatan Nasional</span> Political coalition in Malaysia

The National Alliance is a political coalition that was previously known as the Malaysian Party Alliance Association. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat with 74 seats after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 81 seats.

Events in the year 2021 in Malaysia.

Events in the year 2022 in Malaysia.

Events in the year 2024 in Malaysia.

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