FOUR Malaysians will face tough challenges today in their bid for posts in the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
While Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah won unopposed as AHF president when nominations closed on Aug 21, MHC vice presidents Datuk Nur Azmi Ahmad, S. Shamala, Manjit Majid Abdullah and Datuk Rahim Ariff will have to face the electorate.
The only other unopposed winner is incumbent treasurer Fumio Ogura of Japan.
Tengku Abdullah is an International Hockey Federation (FIH) executive board member as well as president of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHF).
Twelve candidates will battle for the five vice-presidents posts, while the elections for council members, 10 in total, will see 18 individuals vying for positions.
“We have been doing our rounds to garner support, and the feedback has been good for all four Malaysians,” said Manjit.
Nur Azmi and Shamala have also been nominated for council positions along with Rahim.
Shamala and Rahim are incumbent council members.
Tan Sri P. Alagendra, who has been AHF secretary general for 16 years, will vacate his post as it has been replaced by a CEO position which will be helmed by Tayyab Ikram of Macau.
Alagendra is expected to be honoured for his contributions today. By Jugjet Singh