Malik Sulaiman
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Malik Sulaiman (born 1969) is a Malaysian yachtsman.
Born in June 1969, at Muar, Johor, Malaysia, he joined the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) at the age of 18.
His interest in sailing started at age 17. His debut in racing was made in the Armed Forces National Championship, and he won the competition. He was then 19 years old. The first boat that he has sailed is of Laser class. His primary training session started when he undergone his intern as a warfare electrician at H.M.S Nirimba, Sydney, Australia.
In addition, other than competing in Laser class, he has also competed in other classes including Dragon, Enterprise, [J24], and OK Dinghy. Present class that he put his interest is in [1]Platu 25 and IRC racing in Farr 52. He has also been competing in various international sailing competitions and was the Silver Medalist of Super Moth Class at XIII Games in Bangkok (ASIAD 1998). Prior to the Games, he has represented the nation in the series of South East Asia (SEA) Games including Manila (1991), Singapore (1993) and Chiang Mai (1995).He is also a sailor with high profile and competing actively in Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta, and Royal Langkawi International Regatta which are held annually on the Western Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Currently, he belongs to RMN Yacht Club and has been coaching since 1986 for various classes.
Besides coaching at his yacht club, he is currently hold the National Sailing Technical Director Malaysian Yachting Association. He is specialised in naval weapon system and training system. His academic qualification is in microelectronics. He is a graduate of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (i.e. Malaysian National University) with the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)(Microelectronics).
