Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH

Education

Barrister-at-Law, Gray’s Inn, Great Britain

Career

Assistant Supervisor of Election; Magistrate; Deputy Public Prosecutor; Legal Advisor; Chief Registrar Federal Court (1959-1969); Member of Parliament (1967-1980); Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (1967-1969); Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1969-1971); Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (1971-1973); Minister of Defence (1973-1974); Minister of Commerce and Industry (1974-1978); Minister of Law and Attorney General of Malaysia (1978-1980)

Sports practised

Golf, tennis, squash

Sports administration

President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (1976-1998); Honorary Life President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (1998-); Vice-President of the Islamic Solidarity Sport Federation (1985-1994); Vice-President of the General Association of the Asian Sports Federation (1988-1998); Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia (1982-1986); Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (1982-1998); Honorary Life President of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (1977-); President of the Football Association of Malaysia (1976-1983); Honorary President of the Football Association of Malaysia (1983-); President of the Asian Football Confederation (1978-1994); Honorary President of the Asian Football Confederation (1994-); Vice-President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (1982-1990); Honorary Executive Member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (1990-); President of the Malaysian Cricket Association (1969-1990); President of the Malaysia Taekwondo Association (1987-1999)

Awards and distinctions

Conferred the National Sports’ Leadership Award for 1998; the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm, the Commander, which carries the title of “Tan Sri”; the Most Distinguished Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato’ Seri”; the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Pahang, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato' ”; the Most Honourable Order of Kinabalu, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Datuk Seri Panglima”; the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Selangor, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato’ Seri”; Medal of the Crown of Kelantan; the Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (England)

IOC History

Member of the IOC from 1978 to 2004; Honorary Member since 2004; member of the following Commissions: Juridical (1984-1985), Cultural (1984-1987), Eligibility (1989-1998)