The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has congratulated its former president, Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria, on his appointment as the Honorary Life President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
The prestigious recognition was announced by BAM acting president, Datuk Subramaniam Veruthasalam during a press conference held following the BAM Council Meeting at Akademi Badminton Malaysia, Bukit Kiara.
OCM deputy president Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin lauded Mohamad Norza’s transformative contributions to Malaysian badminton both as deputy president and later as president of BAM for over a decade.
“Under his leadership, he spearheaded the construction of the state-of-the-art Akademi Badminton Malaysia, revitalized BAM’s administration, and enhanced its governance. He also significantly boosted its financial sustainability by securing multi-million-ringgit sponsorship deals".
“Even after stepping down as BAM president, Mohamad Norza continued his legacy by initiating the establishment of the Asian High-Performance Badminton Centre”, he said in a statement.
Hamidin highlighted that Mohamad Norza played a key role in establishing the Asian High-Performance Badminton Centre, which was recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). This marked one of his significant contributions following his election as OCA Vice President on September 8. Mohamad Norza resigned as BAM president on August 24, after serving for seven years.