The National Sports Council of Malaysia (Malay: Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia, NSC or MSN), is a government agency and statutory body under the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of Malaysia which governs the sporting activities in Malaysia.

It was established under National Sports Council of Malaysia Act 1971 (amended in 1979) and launched by the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein on 21 February 1972.

[1] Section 7 of the National Sports Council of Malaysia Act 1971 empowers the Government to establish Sports Councils in the Federal Territories and each state of Malaysia.

While the Sports Councils of the Peninsular states are administered by the Secretary Office of the respective State Government, the Sabah and Sarawak State Sports Councils are administered by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the respective state and the Federal Territories Sports Council is administered by the Department of Federal Territories.

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