Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 8, 2025: The Olympic Council of Malaysia has announced the appointment of the Chef de Mission and three Deputy Chefs de Mission for the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand this December.
Olympic swimmer Nurul Huda Abdullah will be Chef de Mission, assisted by Deputy CDMs Dato’ Kenny Goh Chee Keong, Nazmizan Mohamad and Jivan Mohan.
Nurul Huda Abdullah, the newly elected Vice President of OCM, is an iconic Malaysian swimmer who rose to prominence in the 1980s.
She represented Malaysia at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games and holds the record for the most medals won by a Malaysian athlete at the SEA Games, with an incredible total of 32 medals comprised of 22 gold, eight silver and two bronze across three consecutive editions in 1985, 1987 and 1989.
She remains the first and only Malaysian female swimmer to have won a medal at the Asian Games, with an outstanding achievement of two silver and two bronze medals at the 10th Asian Games Seoul 1986.
The OCM Hall of Famer previously served as Deputy Chef de Mission for the 30th SEA Games Philippines 2019.
“The OCM is confident that this team of highly respected and accomplished leaders, with their wealth of experience as athletes and sports administrators, will inspire and motivate the Malaysian contingent to excel, uphold the spirit of sportsmanship and bring pride to Malaysia at the upcoming 33rd SEA Games Thailand 2025,” the OCM said in a social media post.
The 33rd SEA Games will be held from December 9-20, 2025 in Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla.