The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Malay Emotional Competence Inventory, Teacher Version Quotient (Malay-ECI). The study was conducted in Malaysia and the response rate for educator leaders is 75% . A quantitative research design is utilized and sample of the study was comprised of 306 (Male =132; Female =174) public school personnel as leaders in their respective environments. Primary data was collected through self-administered questionnaires using purposive sampling. Structural equation modelling (SEM) technique was selected for data analysis via the analysis of moment structure (AMOS) software version 27 to assess the fitness of the model. The measurement model was checked in terms of the psychometric properties of the measures through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), such as reliability analysis, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Several goodness of fit indices are commonly used to evaluate how well the structural model fits the data but initially showed the measurement model failed to reach certain part of the recommended standard for the model fitness. Some modification was utilized in order to produce a better level of fitness that was resulted only 30 items remains and met recommended standard.