Ruler’s football legacy will live on

Man of the people: The late Sultan Ahmad Shah meeting Pahang supporters before the start of the second leg of the Pahang vs Johor Darul Takzim FA Cup semi final in May 2013.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian football fraternity has heaped praises on Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah for his impact on football.

Sultan Ahmad Shah was the longest serving FAM president. He replaced the late Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah in 1984 and led the association until 2014, when he was succeeded by his son, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.