Ex-deputy IGP appointed as FAM Integrity Committee chair

Former deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay has been named as the chair of the Integrity Committee of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for the remainder of the 2025-2029 term.

FAM president Ab Ghani Hassan stated that the appointment was among the decisions made during the Sixth FAM Executive Committee Meeting for the 2025-2029 term at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya, today.

He said that appointing individuals from outside the Executive Committee for specific posts is based on their credibility and experience in related fields to strengthen the governing body's administration.

"For the Integrity Committee, Ayob (above) is appointed as chairperson, and his deputy is the director-general of the Border Control and Protection Agency, Shuhaily Zain."

Today's meeting also witnessed the appointment of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons for 11 FAM standing committees to ensure that every field of national football management and development can move forward.

"We want individuals with credibility to administer these committees and ensure that FAM can be managed and governed in the best possible way," he said at a press conference after the meeting.

Ghani (above) said that apart from the Integrity Committee, FAM has also appointed experienced individuals from outside the Executive Committee to lead the Referees Committee as well as the Stadium and Security Committee.

For the Stadium and Security Committee, Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order director Yusri Hassan Basri was appointed as chairperson, while Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department deputy director Rozi Jidin serves as deputy chairperson.

Other appointments

FAM vice-president III N Saaran was appointed as chairperson of the Legal Committee as well as deputy chairperson of the Finance and Management Committee, while vice-president I Rosmadi Ismail heads the Technical and Development Committee and was appointed as deputy chairperson of the National Football Team Management Committee.

Additionally, Ghani said all standing committee chairpersons have been given a period of seven working days to nominate their respective members to enable work at the committee level to commence.

In a related development, Ghani confirmed that Noor Azman Rahman remains the FAM secretary-general, while Ismail Karim continues his duties as the FAM treasurer.

He said the secretary-general's contract runs until the end of next year, while the appointment of the treasurer has been extended for the remainder of the new leadership term.

- Bernama

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