The Olympic Council of Malaysia (; IOC code: MAS), or commonly OCM or MOM, 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.
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.
List of presidents 1955-1960: E. M. McDonaldHistory of the Olympic Council of Malaysia-The Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021. 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
References
External links
Olympic Council of Malaysia at Olympic Council of Asia website