It is with profound sorrow that the Commonwealth Games Federation of Malaysia (CGA Malaysia) learnt of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), on Thursday, 8th September 2022, at the age of 96.
Her Majesty The Queen, the longest reigning British Monarch, had united the Commonwealth nations with her extraordinary dedication and services throughout her long life and reign.
The CGA Malaysia had many cherished moments with Her Majesty The Queen, especially during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 1998, which was held on Monday, 21st September 1998.
“On behalf of the CGA Malaysia, we would like to convey our deepest condolences to His Majesty King Charles III. Our thoughts and prayers are with His Majesty The King and the British Royal Family during this period of bereavement”
stated Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, President of the CGA Malaysia.
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- Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria (left) and Mr. David Thomas, the Deputy Head of Mission of British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, holding the Queen’s Baton of the XXII Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022, which carries the message of the then Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (right) inserting her message into the Queen’s Baton for the XX Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014. Her Majesty The Queen was assisted by His Royal Highness Prince Tunku Imran (left), the then President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and 5th President of the CGA Malaysia.
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- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip were accompanying by His Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Her Majesty The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Najihah Binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin present at the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Commonwealth Games, which was held on Monday, 21st September 1998, at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
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- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (right) handing the Queen’s Baton for the XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 1998 to Dato’ Punch Gunalan, the legendary Badminton player in the 1970s, who was the first baton-bearer of the Queen’s Baton Relay. Looking on was General Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali (rtd), the Executive Chairman of the Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad, the Organising Committee of the XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 1998.
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- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was accompanying by the then Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Malaysia, Dato’ Hamzah Abu Samah during her official visit to Malaysia in 1972. Note: Dato’ (later Tan Sri) Hamzah Abu Samah was the 4th President of CGA Malaysia.
Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Dato’ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the King’s School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.