UMNO Youth
| UMNO Youth Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO ڤرڬرقن ڤمودا امنو | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Muhamad Akmal Saleh |
| Deputy Leader | Mohd Hairi Mad Shah |
| Chairperson | Wan Md Hazlin Agyl Wan Hassan |
| Treasurer | Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar |
| Spokesperson | Mohammad Sollehin Mohamad Tajie |
| Founded | 26 August 1949 (76 years, 204 days) |
| Headquarters | Tingkat 28, Menara Dato’ Onn, Putra World Trade Centre, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur |
| Membership | 505,903 (2021) |
| Ideology | |
| Position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Red and white |
| Mother party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Website | www |
The UMNO Youth Movement (Malay: Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO; Jawi: ڤرڬرقن ڤمودا امنو), or simply known as the UMNO Youth, is the youth wing of Malaysia's former ruling party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). The group's membership consists of UMNO members aged 18 to 40, and its establishment was rooted in championing the ethnic causes of the Malay and Bumiputera youth. Since March 2023, the UMNO Youth has been led by Muhamad Akmal Saleh, the Malacca state assemblyman (MLA) for Merlimau.
The UMNO Youth is organised separately from the women's youth wing (Puteri UMNO) and student wing (UMNOSiswa). The youth wing has been characterised as more outspoken and ideologically assertive than the party leadership, particularly under the leadership of Akmal Saleh, who has been associated with a more nationalist and confrontational political style. This approach has contributed to periodic tensions within UMNO regarding the party’s strategic direction, especially over participation in the unity government and cooperation with Pakatan Harapan, particularly its component party, the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which has historically been a political rival of UMNO.