The President, Executive Board and Management of the OCM express their heartfelt condolences to the family members of Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, 6th November 2022, at the age of 87.
Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam was a former civil servant, who had served as the Principle Examiner of Accounts, at the Office of the Auditor General Malaysia. In 1983, he received an Excellence Service Award from the Audit Department.
He had a great passion for sports, particularly for Hockey and had dedicated almost all his spare time and energy to the promotion of Hockey and the Olympic Movement in Malaysia.
He was elected to serve the Hockey fraternity in various positions as follows:
1. Honorary Treasurer of Selangor Hockey Association (1965 – 1993)
2. Honorary Treasurer of Malaysia Hockey Federation (1987- 1988)
3. Honorary Assistant Treasurer of Malaysian Hockey Federation (1998-2002)
He had also contributed tremendously to the Olympic Movement in Malaysia for having been elected as the Honorary Assistant Treasurer of the OCM for five (5) consecutive terms starting from 3rd November 1996 till 26th May 2007. He was an official representative of the OCM to the Council of the South East Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) from 1997 to 2001. He was also a member of the OCM-Tan Sri Alex Lee Athletes’ Education Fund since its inception in 1999 till he passed away.
In the participation of Multi-Sport Games under the jurisdiction of OCM, Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam was appointed the Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Contingent to the first ever Asian Indoor Games held in Bangkok in 2005.
In recognition for his great contributions to the development of the sport of Hockey, he was conferred the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (P.J.K.) by the D.Y.M.M. Sultan Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, in 1989. For his contributions and dedication to the Olympic Movement in Malaysia, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of OCM on Friday, 16th December 2011.
“Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam had contributed significantly in keeping the financial statements of OCM in good order during his tenure as the Honorary Assistant Treasurer. On behalf of the OCM, we would like to express our deepest condolences to his family” quoted Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, President of OCM.
The demise of Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam is a great loss to the sporting fraternity in Malaysia. May his soul Rest in Peace.
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (26th March 1935 – 6th November 2022).
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (first from right) attending the 20th OCM Annual General Assembly held on Saturday, 18th November 2000 at the Grand Olympic Hotel. R-L: Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam, Dato’ Kee Yong Wee (later Dato’ Seri), Mr. Fadhil Othman, Mr. Sieh Kok Chi (later Dato’), Y.A.M. Tunku Tan Sri Imran Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar, Tan Sri Khir Johari & Dato’ Khalid Yunus (later Tan sri).
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (first from left) attending the 10th OCM Annual Dinner & Awards Night held in Nikko Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 18th December 2002. L-R: Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam, Y.A.M. Tunku Tan Sri Imran Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar, Y.M. Tengku Datin Marsilla Tengku Abdullah, Y.B. Dato’ Hishammuddin Hussein & Mrs. Gnanathevi Jahendran.
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (first from right) attending the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd SEA Games Vietnam 2003 held in My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday, 13 December 2003. L-R: Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi (Honorary Secretary of OCM), Mr. Celso Dayrit (President of Philippine Olympic Committee), Y.B. Dato’ Hishammuddin Hussein (Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia) & Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam.
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (first from right) attending one of the Committee Meetings of the OCM-Tan Sri Alex Lee Athletes’ Education Fund. L-R: Mr. Ken Kendo (Club Manager of Saujana Golf & Country Club), Dato’ Thomas Lee (Chairperson of OCM-Tan Sri Alex Lee Athlete’s’ Education Fund) & Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam.
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam was inducted into the Hall of Fame of OCM during the 19th OCM Annual Dinner and Awards Night held on Friday, 16th December 2011, at the Tan Sri Hamzah Arena, Level 3, OCM Indoor Sports Complex. L-R: Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar, Dato’ Ar. W.Y. Chin, Lt. Cdr. Karu Selvaratnam, Mr. Kathiravale Saravanamuthu, Dato’ Khalid Yunus (now Tan Sri), Dato’ Seri Kee Yong Wee, Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam, Dato’ Thomas Lee & RAdm Dato’ Danyal Balagopal (rtd).
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- Mr. Jahendran Subramaniam (left) welcoming Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi (right) to his house at Taman Yarl, Kuala Lumpur during the Deepavali Festival on Sunday, 21st November 2021.
