Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation

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Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation
Persekutuan Sepaktakraw Singapura Logo.png
Sport Sepaktakraw
AbbreviationPERSES
Founded1959
Affiliation International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF)
Location07 Bedok North Street 2, Singapore
PresidentMohd Nasri Bin Haron
Official website
www.sgsepaktakraw.org
Flag of Singapore.svg

The Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation (Malay : Persekutuan Sepaktakraw Singapura; abbreviated PERSES), is the national governing body for sepaktakraw in Singapore, founded in 1959 at Istana Kampong Glam, [1] [2] and was recognized as one of the community associations on 1999 by the government People's Association. [3] The roles of the PERSES include organising the domestic competitions; the Premier League and the National League, which was established in 1991, [4] promote and develop Sepaktakraw, locally and internationally, [2] establish a long-term athlete development plan and develop a national curriculum for sepaktakraw, [5] as well as a selection of players for the international competitions. [6] [7] In 2021, the PERSES also created the first female Sepaktakraw national team to compete at 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. [5] [8]

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History

The federation was officially registered as the national governing body for sepaktakraw in Singapore on 15 June 1960 at Istana Kampong Glam, Sultan Gate, [2] after the list of proposed office bearers was sent to the Registrar of Societies (SOS) of Singapore in October 1959, the proposal was approved under the registered document no. 179/59, with Mohd Amin Bin Haji Jamil, who was the acting assistant Commissioner of Police at that moment, served as the first president of the federation. [9] [1] Since its inception, building no. 286 on Jalan Eunos was registered as the federation office, until 1986 it was moved to no. 1 Jalan Pasar Baru in Geylang Serai, and again to the Bedok Centre of Excellence in 2002-2018. Currently, the PERSES head office is stationed at the Heartbeat Bedok Sports Hall. [9] [1]

The Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation was categorized as one of the Singaporean social organizations under the People's Association Act (PA Act) on 18 March 1999, together with the Singapore Silat Federation (Persekutuan Silat Singapura; PERSIS), [3] making sepaktakraw becomes the traditional tournament in many sports activities of the association. [10]

National championship

The Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation established two national championships in 1991 namely; the Premier League and the National League, [4] in which each affiliated domestic club has been participating annually for the title. As of 2021, twenty-one Sepaktakraw clubs in total are affiliated with the PERSES.

Board of directors

The lists below are the current board of directors of the Sepaktakraw Association of Indonesia, as well as the former ones. [9] [11] A former president of the PERSES, Abdul Halim Kader, was also elected by the 2021 Asian Sepaktakraw Federation congress election to take a seat as its president for the term 2021 to 2025 after he expired from the term of office in PERSES by completing its four-year term. [12]

Former President
NoNameYears
1.Mohd Jamil Mohd Amin1960 – 1961
2.Adnan Isa1961 – 1963
3.Salim Bin Sulaiman1964 – 1970
4.Mohd Ghazali Ismail1971 – 1973
5.Haji Yaacob Mohamed1974 – 1988
6.Yatiman Yusoff1989 – 1993
7.Mahmud Awang1993 – 1997
8.Mohd Maidin Packer Mohd1998 – 2000
9.Abdul Halim Bin Kader [13] 2000 – 2013, 2016 – 2019
10.Abdul Sarip Naharawi2013 – 2015
11.Mohd Nasri Bin Haron2019 - 2023, 2023 - Present
Former Secretary General
NoNameYears
1.Mohd Amin Mohd Jamil1960 – 1961
2.Mahmud Bin Awang1961 – 1963
3.Daud Bin Sirun1964 – 1972
4.Aziz Mustajab1979 – 1981
5.Abdul Halim Bin Kader [13] 1982 – 1999, 2013 – 2015
6.Abdul Sarip Naharawi1999 – 2005, 2010 – 2012
7.Shamsul Kahar Bin Lob2006 – 2007
8.Mohamed Seth Bin Ismail2008 – 2009
9.Rohaizan Sarip2015 – 2016
10.Borhan Bin Sani2016 – 2019
11.Zahid Bin Abdul Aziz2019 - 2023, 2023 - Present

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