Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Jawi: ???? ????? ?????; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician and incumbent President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) since 2018.
He was appointed Acting President of UMNO in May 2018 following the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak on 12 May 2018, and elected as President in the 2018 UMNO leadership election.
He took leave as the UMNO President for about six months from 18 December 2018 to 30 June 2019.
He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 18 July 2018 to 10 March 2019.
He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2015 to 2018, Minister of Home Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2013.
He is the six-term Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bagan Datok constituency in Perak.