On 8 July 2025, the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) appointed
Nurul Huda Abdullah as chef de mission (CDM) for the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand. OCM also appointed Dato' Kenny Goh Chee Keong (General Secretary of
Badminton Asia),
Nazmizan Mohamad and Jivan Mohan as deputy CDM. On 3 December 2025, it was announced that long jumper
Andre Anura and waterskier Aaliyah Yoong would be the flag bearers for this edition. It was also announced by the CDM that a total of 200 medals were being targeted regardless of colour to reduce the pressure on the players. ==Competitors==