On 16 September 2016, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) launched a new FAM and Harimau Malaysia logo. Previously on 2 February 2016, FAM President launched the new name for Malaysian football team known as Harimau Malaysia. This new name of Harimau Malaysia automatically replaced the old name for Malaysian football team known as Harimau Malaya. Harimau Malaya in English spelled out as Malayan Tiger and Harimau Malaysia in English spelled out as Malaysian Tiger. How did this Malayan Tiger name sticked to Malaysian football team ? As far as we know, its related to Dollah Don story whereby he was given this title by the previous Indonesia President, that was President Sukarno who did amazed by Dollah Don football talents and his title sticked to Malayan football team because at that time, he played for Malayan football team also. This title sticked to Malaysian footbal team also until it was changed lately to Malaysian Tiger.
However, this was not the only story how the Malayan Tiger name came into picture. First of all, let us see the evolution of FAM logo below starting from its existence day till today:-
Football Association of Malaya
1933-1956
Football Association of Malaya
1957-1961
Football Association of Malaya
1961-1963
Football Association of Malaysia
1963-1987
Football Association of Malaysia
1987-2016
Then, photo below was the new FAM logo launched on 16 September 2016:-
New FAM logo
16 September 2016
From all the evolution of FAM logo photos above, what did we see was a symbol of tiger. It was the symbol of Malayan Tiger, a subspecies of tiger that inhabits the Malaysia Peninsular. Its scientific name was Panthera Tigris Jacksoni and it was an endangered species of animal. FAM has used the Malayan Tiger symbol since ages because of some reason, to show the strength of its organisation and the football team under it. But there is no Malaysian Tiger and its not even exist in the animal kingdom species.
Therefore, before we change something, we must study its history, do not bulldoze just like that. It will show that we are POOR in knowing our history. Malayan tiger name its not about Dollah Don only, its about FAM logo and FAM identity itself since the FAM existance. Since the name has changed to Malaysian Tiger, there is no need anymore to put the Malayan Tiger image inside the FAM logo because the tiger symbol itself was not the Malaysian Tiger species and most important, Malaysian Tiger do not exist !!!
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