Kuantan Malayalee Samajam began as a vision in the fertile minds of a few Malayalees who were the permanent residents of Kuantan in the late sixties, when they met on and off, socially during cultural occasions, specifically during ‘Onam” celebration.This vision metamorphosed into a mission and the formation of the Kuantan Malayalee Samajam was realized.

The late Sreeman K.Sethu initiated the first step to the idea of forming Kuantan Malayalee Samajam and a meeting of Kuantan Malayalees to form the samajam was held at Sultan Abdullah School, Kuantan on the 1st of July 1979. Sreeman K.Sethu was unanimously elected as the Pro-team chairman at that time.

The Samajam was officially registered on 21st October 1980 and the late Sreeman K.Sethu was the first President of the Samajam.