The United Malays National Organisation, abbreviated UMNO or lesser known as PEKEMBAR, is a political party in Malaysia. Often referred to as Malaysia's "Grand Old Party", it is a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition which, with its predecessor the Alliance, had been the government of Malaysia and dominated the country's politics from independence in 1957 until the party's defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election in 2018. Read More