The Olympic Council of Malaysia was initially registered as the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC) on 13th November 1953, under the Societies Act as a volunteer-based, non-profit and non-government organization.
The FMOC held its first meeting on 24th April 1954, attended by 3 representatives from Hockey and 4 from Athletics. The Malayan Bore Rifle Association sent an observer. The FMOC then invited all National Sport Associations to become members so they could participate in multi-sports events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially recognized the FMOC on 26th May 1954.
With the formation of Malaysia, the FMOC changed its name to the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) at its EGM held on 5th May 1964. In April 1972, its name was translated into Malay Language as “Majlis Olimpik Malaysia” (MOM).
First registered as the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC) in 1953, the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) is a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation, of unlimited duration, in the form of an association registered with the Commissioner of Sports’ office in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the Sports Development Act 1997 (registration no. K-KUL/10119).
The OCM is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Sport Federations (IFs). The OCM is also affiliated to the following international sport organisations:
- The Association of National Olympic Committee (ANOC)
- The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
- The Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF)
- The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF)
Since 1954, the OCM has been the sole sport organisation in Malaysia with the exclusive right to enter athletes to participate in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and the SEA Games.
For Commonwealth Games purposes, the OCM is also known as the Commonwealth Games Association of Malaysia (CGAM) and the CGAM is affiliated to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
Olympic Council of Malaysia
Commonwealth Games Association of Malaysia
Members of the OCM are either Affiliates or individual members.
Affiliates consists of National Sports Associations (NSAs) of Malaysia, which are recognised by their respective IFs as the sole governing body of their sport in Malaysia. For a list of Affiliates, click here.
Individuals in the following categories are also members of the OCM:
- IOC member(s) residing in Malaysia;
- Representative of the OCM Athletes’ Commission;
- OCM Honorary Life President;
- OCM Honorary Member.
Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Dato’ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the King’s School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.