Famous Malaysians

Nicol David

Dato Nicole David is a professional female squash player who is currently ranked
number 1 in the world. She is the first Asian female to hold this title and has won a
record of 6 World Championship titles in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. She
has also added the British Open title to her cap for 3 times in 2005,
2006 and 2006.

Nicol has also been honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) in
conjunction with Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidins birthday. She was the
first ever recipient of this title which was established way back in 1975.
In 2004, Nicol was invited to carry Malaysias Olympic torch during the
build-up to the games in Athens and also in the same year, she was
appointed as the UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.
Nicol is definitely a sports icon and inspires many young Malaysians to achieve the
success she has achieved thus far.

Lee Chong Wei

Lees career as a badminton player began when he was discovered by Misbun Sidek,
a former national badminton player turn coach. At the young age of 17,
he was drafted into the national squad. Lee is a professional badminton
player and was the first ever Malaysian to reach the finals of the mens
singles category in the 1996 Olympic games, being the first to end the
medal drought since then. The achievement in the Olympic Games
earned him the title of Datuk where the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato
Sri Najib Tun Razak, described Lee as a national hero. Lee also has other
accolades other badminton players yearn for two All-England
championships titles.

Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

He takes the coveted title as being the first Malaysian to go into outer
space but thats not all. He was the first Muslim to observe Ramadhan
while in space. The historical journey took place on October 10th 2007
where he blasted off with two other astronauts from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. During
his nine days on the space station, he performed various scientific tests
and experiments. Upon his return to earth, he has participated in space research
programs and organized various motivational talks with the intention to relay to the
younger generation that working towards your dreams do make it come true.