A leadership election was held by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party on 30 June 2018.
The election was initially scheduled to be held in 2019. However, Barisan Nasional lost the 2018 Malaysian general election, a first since independence in 1957. Then-president Najib Razak stood down and was replaced by acting President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The nomination process started on 1 June 2018. The registration closed on 17 June 2018 at 5 pm.
The Presidential election was held on 29 June 2018. It was telecast on Astro Awani at 9.30 pm. It featured the three prominent candidates, which are Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and Khairy Jamaluddin.
The result will mostly out on 1.00 am on 1 July 2018.