Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC)

Malaysian Hockey Confederation

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) is the national governing body for Malaysia national field hockey team, Malaysia national women's field hockey team, Malaysia national under-21 field hockey team, Malaysia national women's under-21 field hockey team, Malaysia national indoor hockey team and Malaysia national women's indoor hockey team than also manage the field hockey in Malaysia. It is affiliated to the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The current MHC president is Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah.

History

By 1886, the game was sufficiently played in England for it to be organized with a set of rules and the Hockey Association was formed in England. It didn’t take long for the game to make its way to Malaya, and the first formal match played was between Harris’ XI and Whitley’s XI on Nov 30, 1898 in Kuala Lumpur. Inter-Club matches were played between Selangor and Singapore as early as 1904, and other British-dominated clubs in Malacca, Ipoh and Penang also had their matches. By the 1920s, there were more Malays playing the game. The Federated Malay States versus Colony series was started in 1925.

Penang claim to have formed the first State Hockey Association, though all records were lost during the World War II, the “memory of the old-timers” says the association took shape about the 1924-25 season. Perak, however, were the first to officially form a State Hockey Association in October 1927, and so too Negeri Sembilan. And in Perak, the Constitution was amended in 1936 to provide for District Hockey Association. Six districts formed their Hockey Association the same year. Records show that the game was played at the club level in 1931 by Tamilians’ Physical Cultural Association, Selangor Malays and Selangor Chinese Recreation Club in Kuala Lumpur. The game went “international” with the visit of the Indian Olympic team in 1932. The Indians treated the local fan to a delightful display of hockey on their way to a 7-0 win over the Malayan XI.

By the 1930s, regular Inter-State matches were held. The 1939 records show that Selangor were a hot number, beating Negeri 9-0 on Nov 4, Malacca 2-0 on Nov 18 and Penang 1-0 on Dec 2. Hockey was up and running in the country and the game was played at club and district levels nationwide by the late 30s (Taiping HA organized the first district league in the country in 1946-47) with Hockey Association having been formed in many states. The Quadrangular hockey matches over three days were regular features of Malayan hockey and it “made possible for teams situated in the extremities of the country to meet each other in friendly matches”. The hockey season ended with the classic North v South match. North was made up of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang and Selangor while South had Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Singapore.

In the first season 1940-41, North beat South 4-1 in Kuala Lumpur. When the series resumed after the War, North and South drew 0-0 in Kuala Lumpur. North either won or drew the next six in the series, with South posting their only in, by 3-2, in 1953-54 in Singapore. After the North v South Hockey Match at the end of the 1947-48 season in Kuala Lumpur, delegates from the Hockey Associations of Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Singapore met.

Singapore HA President Sir George E.N. Oehlers formally proposed, “That a body governing the game of Hockey in the Federation of Malaya and in the Colony of Singapore be formed and that such a body be called the Malayan Hockey Council”. Sir George was elected the first president. Regular Quadrangular Hockey over the weekend during the hockey season and the introduction of the Malayan Championships in 1951 put the game on a higher level in the country.

The exploits of the legendary Indians in the Olympics – they had won five titles since the 1928 Amsterdam Games, and the fifth was at the 1952 Helsinki Games – fired the Olympic imagination of hockey enthusiasts in Malaya. Olympic participation is through the Olympic Council and the Malayan Hockey Council did the needful, with the Amateur Athletics Union of Malaya. They met at the PWD Sports Club in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Aug 15, 1953 at 11.20am. The meeting ended 35 minutes and the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council was formed.

The Malayan Hockey Federation, with Singapore going their separate way, was formed in 1954 with Herman Marie De Souza was elected president and Kandiah Aryaduray the secretary. Sir Gerald Templer, the supremo of Malaya and Sir Donald MacGillivray the High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya, were roped in as Patrons. Malaya were ready for their first international outing, the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and have never looked back since. 

Presidents of Malaysian Hockey Federation from 1957 to current:
1. Tun Abdul Razak (1957-1976)
2. HRH Sultan Azlan Shah (1976-2004)
3. DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah (2004-2006)
4. Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor (19th. Dec 2006-1st. Nov 2008)
5. KDYTM Tengku Abdullah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (1st. Nov 2008-current)

MHC Executive Board 2012

President	:	KDYTM Tengku Abdullah Al Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (M)
Deputy President	:	YM Raja Puan Sri Dato’ Noora Ashikin bte Raja Abdullah (W)
Senior Vice President	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Nur Azmi Ahmad (M)
Senior Vice President	:	Dr Shamala Subramaniam (W)
Vice President	:	Y Bhg. Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohammad Noh (M)
Vice President	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Hj Abdul Rahim Mohd Ariff (M)
Vice President	:	Mr. M. Gobinathan (M)
Vice President	:	Mr. Majid Manjit Abdullah (M)
Vice President	:	Y Bhg. Datuk Hj. Md. Yusop Hj. Mansor (M)
Vice President	:	Puan Jenniffer Williams (W)
Vice President	:	Puan Maheswari Kanniah (W)
Vice President	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Mary Ritchie (W)
Vice President	:	Puan Nagula Sivasothy (W)
Vice President	:	Puan Jeyadhevi Subramaniam (W)
Secretary	:	Mohd. Johari B. Abd. Aziz (M)
Treasurer	:	Y.Bhg Dato’ Anuarul Aini Mohd Perai (M)
Assistant Secretary	:	Cik Nurfaraha Hashim (W)
Assistant Treasurer	:	Cik Juriah Abdul Wahab Fenner (W)
Independent Delegate	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Dr. S. S. Cheema (M)
Independent Delegate	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Radhakrishnan Nair (M)
Independent Delegate	:	Y Bhg Datin Noraini Jaafar (W)
Independent Delegate	:	Puan Siti Patimah Hassan (W)

Council Members 2012-2014

President	:	KDYTM Tengku Abdullah Al Haj Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (M)
Deputy President	:	YM Raja Puan Sri Dato’ Noora Ashikin bte Raja Abdullah (W)
Senior Vice President	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Nur Azmi Ahmad (M)
Senior Vice President	:	Dr Shamala Subramaniam (W)
Vice President	:	Y Bhg. Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohammad Noh (M)
	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Hj Abdul Rahim Mohd Ariff (M)
	:	Mr. M. Gobinathan (M)
	:	Mr. Majid Manjit Abdullah (M)
	:	Y Bhg. Datuk Hj. Md. Yusop Hj. Mansor (M)
	:	Puan Jenniffer Williams (W)
	:	Puan Maheswari Kanniah (W)
	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Mary Ritchie (W)
	:	Puan Nagula Sivasothy (W)
	:	Puan Jeyadhevi Subramaniam (W)
Secretary	:	Mohd. Johari B. Abd. Aziz (M)
Treasurer	:	Y.Bhg Dato’ Anuarul Aini Mohd Perai (M)
Assistant Secretary	:	Cik Nurfaraha Hashim (W)
Assistant Treasurer	:	Cik Juriah Abdul Wahab Fenner (W)
Independent Delegate	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Dr. S. S. Cheema (M)
	:	Y Bhg Dato’ Radhakrishnan Nair (M)
	:	Y Bhg Datin Noraini Jaafar (W)
	:	Puan Siti Patimah Hassan (W)
Affiliates Representative	:	Malaysian Armed Forces - Mej. Mohammad Fauzi Bin Abd Rahman (M)
	:	Johor - YB Tuan Haji Md Jais Sarday (M)
	:	Kedah - Mr. S. Sathis Kumar (M)
	:	Kelantan - Tuan Hj Zahari Daud (M)
	:	Kuala Lumpur - Mr. George Koshy (M) & Nurhafizah Azman (W)
	:	Melaka - Mr. Francis Leong (M) & Rogayah Mohamad (W)
	:	Negeri Sembilan - Mr. P. Tamil Selvan (M) & Mrs. Nagula Sivasothy (W)
	:	Pahang - Mejar Zamry (M) & Ms. Phuah Chwee Sim (W)
	:	Royal Malaysian Police - Supt. Mohinder Singh (M) & Ms. Nor Piza Hassan (W)
	:	Penang - Mr. V. Jayananthan (M) & Ms. Santa Leo (W)
	:	Perak - Mr. Selvakumar Madasamy (M) & Ms. Alawiyah Meor (W)
	:	Perlis - Mr. Shurizan Mansor
	:	Sabah - Mr. Avtar Singh Bal (M) & Dr Winey (W)
	:	Sarawak - Mr. James Harold Brodie (M) & YBhg Datin Mary Sadiah (W)
	:	Selangor - Y. Bhg. Dato’ Haji Salamon Selamat & Cik Siti Patimah Hassan (W)
	:	Terengganu - Mr. Mohamad Saberi Salleh (M) & Cik Nik Zarah Abdul Kadir (W)
Committees

1	Finance Marketing and Sponsorship Committee
	Chairman	Dato’ Haji Abdul Rahim Md Ariff
	Deputy Chairman	Dato’ Radhakrisnan Nair
	Secretary	YBhg Dato’ Anuarul Aini Bin Mohd Perai
2	Competitions Committee
	Chairman	Mr. M. Gobinathan
3	Coaching Committee
	Chairman	Mr. Majid Manjit Abdullah
4	Development Committee
	Chairman	Dr Ken Pereira
5	National Team Management Committee
	Chairman	Y.Bhg. Dato’ Nur Azmi Ahmad
	Deputy Chairman	Dr. Shamala Subramaniam
6	Umpiring Committee
	Chairman	Lt. Kol B. Muthukumar
7	Disciplinary Committee
	Chairman	YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Bustaman Bin Abdullah
8	Legal and Special Project Committee
	Chairman	YBhg Dato’ Yusoff Mansor
9	Appeal Committee
	Chairman	Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Anwar Hj Mohd Nor
10	Medical Committee
	Chairman	YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Ramlan Bin Abdul Aziz
	Deputy Chairman	YBhg. Dato’ Dr. S.S. Cheema
11	High Performance Committee
	Chairman	Dr .Shamala Subramaniam
12	Indoor Hockey Committee
	Chairman	Ms. Jeyadhevi Subramaniam