Paralympic Council of Malaysia

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Paralympic Council of Malaysia
National Paralympic Committee
CountryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Code MAS
Created18 May 1989
Recognized1989
Continental
Association
APC
HeadquartersPusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Paralimpik Malaysia, Jalan Perwira, Kampung Pandan, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PresidentDato' Sri Megat D Shahriman Bin Dato' Zaharudin [1]
Secretary GeneralFirst Admiral Dato' Subramaniam Raman (R)
Website paralympic.org.my

Paralympic Council of Malaysia, (Malay : Majlis Paralimpik Malaysia, PCM or MPM) is the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Malaysia. The council was established on 18 May 1989 as the Malaysian Disabled Sports Council (Majlis Sukan Orang Cacat Malaysia). In 1996, it was renamed as Malaysian Paralympic Council [2] and later as Paralympic Council of Malaysia. [3] The Paralympic Council of Malaysia is currently headquartered at the Malaysia Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre (Malay : Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Paralimpik Malaysia, MPSEC or PKSPM). [4]

Contents

List of presidents

See also

Malaysian achievements in Para Sports:

Olympic Counterpart:

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References

  1. "Malaysia". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "About Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC)". paralympic.org.my. Official website of Malaysian Paralympic Council. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. "About Us". Paralympic Council of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "Contact". paralympic.org.my.