Hamidin elected AFF vice president
Published on: Monday, March 18, 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin was elected as Asean Football Federation (AFF) vice-president for the 2019-2023 term at the AFF Congress in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sunday.
According to FAM’s Facebook posting, the others elected as AFF vice-presidents were Myanmar’s Datuk Seri Zaw Zaw, who retained the post, and Datuk Sri Francisco Kalbuadi Lay of Timor Leste.
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Maj-Gen Khiev Sameth of Cambodia is the new AFF president, replacing Sultan Ahmad Shah, who did not seek re-election for health reasons.
Sameth won uncontested following the withdrawal of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah.
Sameth, who is also the vice-president of the Cambodian Football Federation, previously held the AFF deputy president’s post.
Meanwhile, FAM secretary-general Stuart Ramalingam described Hamidin’s election as an honour to FAM and also the country.
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“As a pioneer of AFF, FAM should have a voice in determining the policies and direction of AFF, more so since the regional body is based in Kuala Lumpur, with its headquarters set to be completed this year.
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Hamidin, FAM deputy president Datuk Seri Subahan Mohd Kamal and Stuart represented FAM at the AFF Congress and council meeting. – Bernama
