Dato’ Lee Chong Wei 

born October 21, 1982 in Georgetown, Penang is a

professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal
in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles
event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games. This achievement also
earned him the title Datuk, and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a
national hero.

As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide on August 21, 2008. He is the third Malaysian
men's singles shuttler after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official
rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the ranking for more
than two weeks.

Despite his status among the world's elite, Lee has as failed to capture several of badminton's biggest
titles, including the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the Asian Games. This deficiency
is often contrasted by the Chinese media to the achievements of Lee's rival Lin Dan, who has won all
of badminton's major titles at least once. Lee has thus been described as the "weakest world number
one".

Personal life
In his early years, Lee favoured basketball, however his mother soon banned him from that activity
due to the searing heat of the outdoor basketball court. Lee began to learn badminton at the age of
11, when his father, who liked to play the game, brought him to the badminton hall. Attracting the
attention of a local coach, the coach asked Lee's father if he could take him as a student. After
receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Lee after schoo. Discovered by Misbun
Sidek, he was drafted into the national squad when he was seventeen years old.

On November 3, 2006, Lee was involved in a car accident. On his way to Bukit Jalil after dinner, he
was knocked from behind by a vehicle which had lost control after a tire burst. He was then sent to
the Sunway Medical Centre and treated with six stitches for his head injury.

Lee received RM300,000 on August 21, 2008, as a reward for his silver medal effort in the 2008
Olympic Games. Also, he received RM3,000 a month as a lifetime pension beginning in August
2008. For the same achievement, he was conferred with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN),
which carries the title Datuk by Governor of Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas on August 30, 2008.

On June 6, 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, in
conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for his achievements in
the 2008 Olympics. He was in a relationship with Wong Mew Choo, his teammate. However, Lee and
Wong announced they are no longer together during the 2009 World Championships
in Hyderabad, India.
In January 2010, it was rumoured that Lee was in a relationship with Wang Lin, the Chinese
badminton player, but it was denied by both parties, cited it is impossible. Lee also rumoured dated
with Korean badminton player, Hwang Hye-youn, prior to the 2009 World meets that caused the
break-up between him and Wong.[15]

On March 16, 2011, Lee was received Permodalan Nasional Berhad shares worth MYR100,000 from
Najib Tun razak soon after his triumph in All England Open.

He has hinted he could retire following the 2012 Olympics.

P. Ramlee

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. P. Ramlee, (22 March 1929–29 May 1973) was a Malaysian film actor,
director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Due to his contributions to the movie and music
industry and his literary work, he is often considered the icon of Malay entertainment in Malaysia,
Singapore, and Sumatra (especially in Aceh due to his ancestry).
Biography

P. Ramlee was born Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, on the first day of the Eid festival, which
fell on 22 March 1929. His father, Teuku Nyak Puteh, was a sailor from Aceh, who later married Che
Mah Hussain.

He attended Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa (English:  Kampung Jawa Malay School) and Sekolah
Francis Light primary schools. Next he went to the famous Penang Free School secondary school
until the second World War broke out. During the Japanese Occupation years in Malaya, he continued
his studies at the Japanese Navy Academy. When the war ended, he resumed his studies in Penang
Free School. He was very active in sports.He died 29May1973.

Career

In 1947, he won the first place in a song competition organized by Penang Radio. Seven years after
his acting career started, P. Ramlee directed his first film Penarek Becha. In 1957, P. Ramlee
appeared in the first of his Bujang Lapok comedic films, in which he acted along with Aziz Sattar and
S. Shamsudin, and which are still popular among modern Malay film watchers. During his career he
directed and acted in sixty-six films, and had more than 360 songs to his credit.

He returned permanently to Kuala Lumpur after years with Shaw Brothers in Singapore; however, he
would never have expected that his permanent return would mark the beginning of his downfall. His
final film was Laksemana Do Re Mi in 1972 and his last song and lyrics before his death in 1973 were
Air Mata di Kuala Lumpur (Tears in Kuala Lumpur). In his last song, the lyrics depict his crushed
feelings and series of disappointments and setbacks upon returning to Malaysia after years in
Singapore.

Death and Legacy

On the 27th of May 1973, P. Ramlee died at the age of 44 due to a heart attack and was buried in
Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur His untimely death was a huge shock to the nation,
and a sense of collective guilt began to spread nationwide, as prior to his death, he had been
discredited and rejected by his own nation, citing that he was then a 'has been', and his songs and
film were no longer marketable.

In 1986 (13 years after his death), in honor of his contributions to the Malaysian entertainment
industry, the P. Ramlee Memorial or Pustaka Peringatan P. Ramlee was built in Setapak, Kuala
Lumpur. In 1982, Jalan Parry, in the center of Kuala Lumpur, was renamed Jalan P. Ramlee in his
honor. In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the Malaysian honorific title Tan Sri, and later in 2009,
the honorific title of 'Datuk Amar' by Sarawak State Government. The Chief Minister of Sarawak,
Abdul Taib Mahmud, an avid fan of P. Ramlee, presented the award to his adopted daughter, Dian P.
Ramlee, in a ceremony honoring veteran artists in Kuching.[3].On 31 October 2010, a 90-minute
documentary on his life was aired on History Channel Asia.[4]

The P. Ramlee House is a museum situated along Jalan P. Ramlee (formerly Caunterhall Road) in
Penang, Malaysia. The building is a restored wooden house that commemorates the late P. Ramlee,
Malaysia's foremost singer, actor, composer, and director. Originally built in 1926 by his father and
uncle, the house had previously undergone successive repairs before being taken over by the
National Archives as an extension of its P. Ramlee Memorial project in Kuala Lumpur. Items on
display at the house include his life history, personal memorabilia related to his life in Penang, and
items belonging to his family.
Dato' Mohamed Misbun Sidek, (Nickname: Misbun Sidek) born February 17, 1960 inKanchong
Darat, Banting, Selangor is a former Malaysian national badminton player and current coach. He is
the eldest of the six Sidek Brothers. He is now coaching All England champion and reigning world No.
One- Dato' Lee Chong Wei.

He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene.

Misbun won the gold medal in badminton for men singles during the 1981 SEA Games inManila.

He currently serves as coach to the players in the Malaysian national badminton team.

The Malacca Government honoured the national badminton coach Misbun Sidek with the Darjah
Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) state award, which carries the title of ‘Dato'’. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob presented the award to the former national shuttler on August 28, 2008 at
Istana Melaka.

Coaching Career
Thomas Cup coaching Team, 1990-2008

Head Coach, Nusa Mahsuri Badminton Club, 1996-2002

Advisor, Nusa Mahsuri Badminton Club, 2003- present

Head Coach, Singles, Badminton Association of Malaysia, 2003-2005

Coach, Singles Team, Badminton Association of Malaysia, 2005-present