Happy 35th Birthday Paralympic Council Malaysia

Para Sports in Malaysia started in early 1970, when the late Founder of Persatuan Orang-Orang Cacat Anggota Malaysia, Mr. H.R.M.Storey sent a team of Malaysian athletes to participate in the Stoke Mandeville Games UK. Subsequently a group of dedicated personnel initiated the formation of “Majlis Sukan Orang Cacat Malaysia” and duly registered it with Registrar of Societies (ROS) on 18 May 1989. The main objective was to promote sports for persons with disabilities by providing opportunities to all Malaysian Para athletes to participate in national and international competitions.

In 1996, Majlis Sukan Orang Cacat Malaysia was renamed as Malaysian Paralympic Council and later to Paralympic Council Malaysia (PCM), also known as Majlis Paralimpik Malaysia in Bahasa Melayu. The registration was shifted from ROS to Sports Commissioner Malaysia in line with the requirement of Sports Development Act 1997.

Dato Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman was the 1st President and Dato’ Sri Megat D. Shahriman Bin Dato’ Zaharudin is the current 4th President of PCM elected on 14 December 2019.

PCM is recognised by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) representing Malaysia. PCM is also a member of Asian Paralympic Committee, ASEAN Para Sports Federation and VIRTUS. Main government stakeholders are the Ministry of Youth & Sports (KBS), Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development (KPWKM), and the Ministry of Education (KPM).

From a humble beginning some 35 years ago, the Paralympic Movement in Malaysia is internationally reputed for our organizational capabilities and nationally celebrated for securing a total of 6 Gold Medals at Paralympic Games – 3 at Rio 2016 Games and another 3 at Tokyo 2020 Games.

We would like to thank our Stakeholders, Coaches, Technical Officials, Classifiers, Para Athletes, Sponsors, and parents for the trust and support given to PCM to drive Paralympic Movement over the years.