The Independence of Malaya Party was a political party in British-ruled Malaysia that stood for political independence. Founded by Onn Ja'afar, it opposed the UMNO policy of Malay-supremacy. The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu in Malay, is the largest political party in Malaysia and a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterrupted since independence. ... Look up Malay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...