The Badminton Association of Malaysia or BAM (Malaysian Language: Persatuan Badminton Malaysia) is the

governing body of badminton in Malaysia. The association was founded in !"#. $evertheless the history of Malaysian
badminton starts much earlier. Already in !%# an association was founded by the &rovinces Pera'( Penang( )elangor(
*ohore and )inga&ore.
The current BAM &resident is +ato, )ri Mohd $ad-mi Mohd )alleh
History of Formation[edit]
./!: Badminton brought to Malaya by officers of the 0ast 1ndia 2om&any in Penang
0arly !//s: Promoted by British through mission schools es&ecially in Penang( Mela'a( 1&oh( 3uala Lum&ur
and )inga&ore
!45: Penang becomes first state to form its own state badminton association (Penang Badminton Association)
!4!: Pera' forms its own state badminton association
!%#: Badminton Association of Malaya officially formed on $ovember( *.L. 6oods of Pera' becomes first
President of BAM
Past Presidents
1934-1937 : John L. Woods
1947-1949 : Lim Chuan Geok
1949 : Heah Joo Seang
1950-1953 : Khoo Teik Foo
1954-1959 : Heah Joo Seang
1960 : Low Hoot Yeang
1961-1985 : Tan Sri Mohd Khir Johari
1985-1993 : Tan Sri Elyas Omar
1993-2000 : Dato' Dr. Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan
2000-2013 : Dato' Sri Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh
Vision Mission and Goals
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is the sport's governing body in Malaysia, afliated to the
Badminton World Federation (BWF), the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) and the Olympic Council of
Malaysia.
BAM is registered with the Sports Commissioner of Malaysia under the Sports Development Act 1997 of the Laws
of Malaysia.
Vision
That badminton will be a vibrant and popular sport in Malaysia that contributes towards nation building and social
development by reaching out to all Malaysians in its pursuit of glory for the country.
Mission
To have a big pool of world class players
To lift the standard of women players to that of China and Korea
To have a bigger pool of back-up players for the men's team and the women's team
To ensure consistent success in the international arena
To develop a big pool of qualifed international technical ofcials
To implement development programmes from grass-root to national level
To own fully integrated training centres at both national and state level
To make badminton 'the sport' of the country
Goals
To encourage, promote and control the game of Badminton in Malaysia
To manage and control badminton championships and competitions organised by BAM or by any
approved body on behalf of BAM, BWF or BAC
To ensure observance of rules and regulations in all state, national or international competitions
organised in Malaysia
To settle or adjudicate all disputes of afliates
To formulate, implement and enforce such Rules, Standing Orders, Bye-Laws and Regulations made
under the BAM Constitution
BAM Council

Patron : Yang Amat Berbahagia Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor
Honorary President : YBhg. Dato Sri Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh

President Yang Mulia Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Arif

Deputy Presidents : YBhg. Datuk Dr. Ir. Hj Mohamed Al-Amin Hj Abd Maji Perak
YBhg. Dato Mohamad Norza Zakaria Kuala Lumpur

Hon. Secretary : Mr. Ng Chin Chai
Hon. Asst. Secretary -
Hon. Treasurer : YBhg. Dato' Wira Lim Teong Kiat
Vice Presidents : YBhg. Datuk Sayed Abu Bakar Abdullah
YAM Tengku Besar Pahang Tengku Kamil Ismail Tengku Idris Shah Pahang
YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hj Abdul Aziz Hj Husain Sarawak
YBhg. Datuk Sayed Abu Bakar Abdullah Terengganu
YBhg. Dato Wan Nordin Che Murat Perlis
YBhg. Dato Dr. Khoo Kim Eng Melaka
Ir. Dr. Koay Ban Hing Penang
Mr. Teoh Teng Chor Kedah
Mr. David Wee Toh Kiong Negeri Sembilan
YB. Senator Datuk V. Subramaniam Selangor
Yang Mulia Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Arif Kelantan
Mr. Mat Rasid Jahlil Johor
Mr. Janih Bangud Sabah

Members : Tuan. Haji Wan Mohamed Haji Wan Awang Pahang
Tuan. Haji Abd Hadi Datuk Hj Abd Kadir Sarawak
Tuan Haji Mat Yusof Mohamad Terengganu
Mr. Mahizan Mustafa Perlis
Mr. Chua Soo Hock Melaka
Mr. Goh Yen Yen Kedah
Mr. Tony Tan Gim Hin Penang
Mr. Vincent Lim Woon Chen Negeri Sembilan
Mr. Jadadish Chandra Selangor
Tuan Haji Rahimi Salleh Kelantan
Mr. Muhammad Fadhil Samihan Johor
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Ir. Hj Mohamed Al-Amin Hj Abd Majid Perak
Mr. Yapp Su Chiew Sabah
Mr Seluarize Sinnakali (acting) Kuala Lumpur
YBhg Dato' Jahaberdeen YM Mohamed Yunos Appointed
YBhg Dato' Larry Gan Nyap Liou Appointed


Associate Members : Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia
National Sports Council of Malaysia
Malaysian Schools Sports Council
Royal Malaysia Police Sports Council
Malaysian Armed Forces Sports Council
Putrajaya Badminton Association
BAM Secretariat
General Manager : Kenny Goh Chee Keong
Managers : Haji Ahmad Mohd Idris
Manoharan P P Krishnasamy
Teo Kim Thye
How Kim Tho
Chooi Weng Sheng
(Administration)
(Finance & Marketing)
(Events)
(Athletes Management)
(Development)
Assistant Manager : Ravendran Raman (Administration)
Executives : Jumina Jane Lasan
Azlimawatty Abdullah
Shamsuddin Alang Hassan
Yuriati Mohd Yatim
(Administration)
(Administration)
(Finance)
(Finance)
Badminton Association of MalaysiaGeneral Manager: Kenny Goh
Stadium Juara
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex
Jalan 1 / 70 D, Bukit Kiara

60000 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia
admin@bam.org.my
+603-2093 9220, +603-2093 9280, +603-2093 9297
+603-2094 5855