Mohamad Norza Zakaria

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zakaria is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Norza.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Mohamad Norza Zakaria
PSM SMW SSAP DIMP DJMK SMP
5th President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2018
MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin
(2018)
Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman
(2018–2020)
Reezal Merican Naina Merican
(2020–2021)
Ahmad Faizal Azumu
(2021–2022)
Hannah Yeoh
(since 2022)
DeputyAbdul Azim Zabidi
(2018–2021)
Hamidin Mohd Amin
(since 2021)
Preceded byTunku Imran
President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia
In office
29 April 2017 – 24 August 2024
PatronRosmah Mansor
(2017–2018)
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2018–2021)
Muhaini Zainal Abidin
(2021–2024)
Preceded byTengku Mahaleel Tengku Ariff
Mohd Al-Amin Abdul Majid (Acting)
Succeeded byTBA
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Norza bin Zakaria

(1966-08-29) 29 August 1966 (age 58)
Malacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Alma materUniversity of Wollongong
OccupationGroup President & CEO
ProfessionChartered Accountant
Websitecitaglobal.my

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria (born in 1966) is a Malaysian sports administrator and chartered accountant. He is a fellow of CPA Australia. He is the President of Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and also the President of Commonwealth Games Association of Malaysia.

He participated in sports administration when he was first elected as the President of the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association in 2010. He later became the President of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in 2017, a post which he holds until today.

During his leadership at BAM, Malaysian won its first World Championship title in badminton through the Men's Doubles pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.[1] Another highlight was the emergence of women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan who created history by becoming the first Malaysian women's doubles pair to win the French Open title since its inception in 1908.[2]

Norza is a board member of National Sports Council (NSC) and Chairman of Audit Committee of NSC since 2018. In search of Malaysia's first ever Olympic Gold medal, Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh established a Road to Gold (RTG) Committee to boost athletes' performance win gold medals at the 2024 and he 2028 Olympics. Together with the Honorable Sports Minister, Norza co-chairs the Committee.

At the continental level, on 29 April 2023, Norza became the first Malaysian to be elected to the post of Honorary President of Badminton Asia for the term 2023 to 2027.

Norza's contribution to Malaysian sports was also recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) when he was appointed, on 4 October 2023, as a member of the Coordination Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for the quadrennial term of 2023–2027.

His other roles included:

  • Chef de Mission (CDM) of Malaysia for the 28th Southeast Asian Games which was held from 5–16 June 2015 in Singapore. The gold medal tally achieved by the Malaysian contingent in Singapore is still the highest to date for a SEA Games held outside Malaysia.
  • Chairman of the National Sports Institute Board (October 2013 - May 2017)
  • Treasurer of the Football Association of Malaysia (May 2014 - March 2017)
  • President of the Royal Malaysian Polo Association (RMPA) (2021 - 2022)
  • President of the Putra Polo Club, Malaysia (August 2015 – present)
  1. ^ Guan, Kng Zheng (28 August 2022). "Aaron-Wooi Yik are world champions | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ Reporters, F. M. T. (30 October 2022). "Pearly-Thinaah create history by winning French Open title". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 1 April 2024.