JCI KL Newsletter #2

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JCI Kuala Lumpur was formed in
1954 by Senator Kenny Ng. The
chapter is considered one of the
oldest chapters in Malaysia.
J C I K U A L A L U M P U R ( J C I K L ) - F A M I L Y T R E E
The Junior Chamber movement was
officially started in 1915 by Henry
Giessenbier Jr. in Missouri, USA. The
JC movement aims to study civic and
business problems. The movement
took up momentum to spread around
the world. It arrived in Malaysia in
1954. Junior Chamber in Sarawak
and Junior Chamber in Sabah were
affiliated to Junior Chamber
International in 1956 and in 1963
respectively.
On 11th October 1975, Junior
Chamber Malaysia was formed with
the signing of a Merger Agreement
between three separate national
organizations, namely Junior
Chamber Peninsular Malaysia, Junior
Chamber Sarawak and Junior
Chamber Sabah. A Protem Board of
Directors under chairmanship of JCI
Senator V T Nathan, Past President
of Kuala Lumpur Junior Chamber was
founded. This Protem Board was
appointed to look into the registration
of the new organization to be known
as Junior Chamber Malaysia.
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1976 Junior Chamber Malaysia
obtained temporary registration from
Registrar of Societies to operate. The
1st National Convention was held in
1976 in Kuala Lumpur. At this
National Convention, JCI Senator
George Chang was elected the First
National President.
Some of the very famous JCI Alumni
are Kofi Annan (UN Secretary
General), Prince Albert o Manaco, Dr
Lim Chong Eu (Former Chief Minister
of Penang), Gerald R. Ford (38th
President of US), William J. “Bill”
Clinton (42nd President of US),
KeizoObuchi (Former Prime Minister
of Japan), and many more.
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