Olympic Council of Malaysia explained

Olympic Council of Malaysia Majlis Olimpik Malaysia
Country:	Malaysia
Code:	MAS
Created:	1953
Recognized:	1954
Association:	OCA
Headquarters:	Mezzanine Floor, Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President:	Mohamad Norza Zakaria
Secretary General:	Nazifuddin Najib

Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, (Malay: Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games, as Commonwealth Games Malaysia.^{[1] [2]}

History

The body was founded in 1953 as the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC). The FMOC received its recognition as the National Olympic Committee of the Federation of Malaya in May 1954. On 16 September 1963, Singapore and the British crown colonies of North Borneo and Sarawak joined the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia. On 5 May 1964, the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the Sarawak Sports Olympic Committee and the Sabah Olympic Committee and the FMOC was merged to form the Olympic Council of Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore ceased to be part of Malaysia and re-established its own National Olympic Committee.^[3]

List of presidents

• 1955-1960: E. M. McDonald^[4]
• 1960 -1970:Henry Lee Hau Shik
• 1970 -1976: Abdul Razak Hussein
• 1976–1998: Hamzah Abu Samah
• 1998–2018: Tunku Imran
• 2018–Present: Mohamad Norza Zakaria

See also

• Malaysia at the Olympics
• Malaysia at the Youth Olympics
• Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games
• Paralympic Council of Malaysia

External links

• • Olympic Council of Malaysia at Olympic Council of Asia website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. 18 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203649/http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?countryid=36. 4 March 2016. dead.
2. Web site: CONSTITUTION OF. olympics.com.my. 24 September 2023.
3. Web site: History of the Olympic Council of Malaysia 1953 to 1998. Olympic Council of Malaysia. 25 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030655/http://projectfx.net/projectfx/history.php. 4 March 2016.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105224603/http://thesportsmuseum.blogspot.com/2008/11/history-of-olympic-council-of-malaysia.html?m=1 History of the Olympic Council of Malaysia-The Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.