Hamidin skips FAM race, Ab Ghani and Shahril vie for top post

FAM presidency becomes a two-horse race between Ab Ghani Hassan and Shahril Mokhtar, as Hamidin Mohd Amin is absent from the candidate list.

FOOTBALL Association of Malaysia (FAM) honorary president Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin is not listed as a candidate for the president post in the governing body’s Executive Committee Election for the remainder of the 2025-2029 term scheduled to take place on Sept 17.

On the other hand, the top FAM position is witnessing a straight fight between Football League of Malaysia (MFL) president Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan and Selangor Football Association (FAS) deputy president Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar.

The absence of Hamidin’s name, who was appointed as FAM honorary president at the FAM Annual Congress in June last year, ended speculation about the possibility of him contesting the presidency again.

According to the list of candidates announced by FAM today, the position of vice president 1 is being contested by Datuk Seri Rosmadi Ismail, Mohd Firdaus Mohamed and Syed Yazid Syed Omar.

For the position of vice president 3, Datuk Saaran Nadarajah will be opposed by Afizal Abu Othman.

A total of seven candidates are competing for three positions of Executive Committee Member in the state football association (FA) category, while five candidates are vying for two positions in the club (FC) category.

FAM selection committee chairman Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said said all nominations have gone through a review and verification process in accordance with the FAM Statute as well as the set rules and selection procedures.

The following is the list of candidates for the FAM Executive Committee Election for the remaining term 2025-2029:

President:

1. Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan
2. Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar

Vice President 1:

1. Datuk Seri Rosmadi Ismail
2. Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohamed
3. Syed Yazid Bin Syed Omar

Vice President 3:

1. Datuk N.Saaran
2. Afizal Bin Abu Othman

Executive Committee Members (FA – State Football Association):

1. Mohd Azizudin Mohd Shariff
2. Datuk Mohd Azhar Jamaluddin
3. Datuk Mohd Hisamudin Yahaya
4. Tang Chee Hong
5. Datuk Ramlan Shahean @ Askolani
6. Datuk Alijus @Mohd Ali Bin Sipil
7. Mohd Faizul Mohd Noor

Executive Committee Members (FC – Clubs):

1. Datuk Kamarudin Hassan
2. Datuk Syed Mahadi Syed Hassan
3. Datuk Dr. P.Sugumaran
4. Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon
5. Muhammad Faliq Firdaus Muhammad Rom

Executive Committee Members (Professional):

1. Datuk Zainal Abidin Hassan
2. Azlan Johar

Executive Committee Members (Women):

1. Datuk Suraya Yaacob
2. Dr Siti Faidul Maisarah Abdullah