The United Sabah National Organisation (New) ( ms, Parti Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu (Baru);
abbrev: USNO (Baru)
[Shown on Election Commission websites as USNO]) is a political party in
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
,
Malaysia
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. The party was formed in 2013 with the aim of reviving the long-buried struggle of
USNO Sabah. The establishment of the new USNO Party was inspired by the struggle of Tun
Mustapha Harun
Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995), was a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang di-Pertua Neg ...
in the dissolved
USNO Party in favor of peninsula-based
UMNO
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
. This party is also the main component party of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (GRS) since 2022.
The new United Sabah National Organisation (USNO Baru) was one of 20 new political parties approved nationwide by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in 2013. It was the successor of the old
United Sabah National Organisation
The United Sabah National Organisation ( ms, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu; abbrev: USNO) was a political party in North Borneo and later Sabah, Malaysia. The widely known Sabah's Muslim indigenous especially Suluk-Bajau ethnic based pa ...
(Usno), founded by Sabah's third chief minister Datu
Mustapha Harun
Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995), was a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang di-Pertua Neg ...
in 1967 and deregistered by the RoS in 1996.
Leadership
Ibrahim Linggam was elected as party president in November 2018, replacing pro-tem president Dulli Tiaseh, and its office-bearers ending five years of hiatus due to an internal squabble over who among three of its leaders should be president since the new party's inception in 2013.
The party contested in the
2020 state elections, failing to win a single seat.
Former
national parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
Speaker
Pandikar Amin Mulia
Pandikar Amin bin Mulia ( Jawi: ڤنديكر أمين بن مليا; born 17 September 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as President of United Sabah National Organisation (New) (USNO Baru) since February 2021. He served as 8th S ...
was elected party president in February 2021.
Affiliation
On 2021, USNO has made an application to join the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (abbrev:GRS; en, Sabah People's Alliance), also officially known as the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party or for shorts GRS Party is an official registered political coalition and the current ruling coalition in Sabah. Hajiji ...
alliance.
On 9 May 2022, The United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) has been accepted as a new main component party of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (abbrev:GRS; en, Sabah People's Alliance), also officially known as the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party or for shorts GRS Party is an official registered political coalition and the current ruling coalition in Sabah. Hajiji ...
coalition party.
See also
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Politics of Malaysia
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List of political parties in Malaysia
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Legislation
Under the current legislation, all political parties (termed "Political Associations") must be registered under the Societies Act.
Election e ...
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United Sabah National Organisation
The United Sabah National Organisation ( ms, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu; abbrev: USNO) was a political party in North Borneo and later Sabah, Malaysia. The widely known Sabah's Muslim indigenous especially Suluk-Bajau ethnic based pa ...
(Old)
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Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (Registered political coalition)
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Political parties in Sabah
Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Malaysia
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