Subahan takes MHC top spot unchallenged

Selangor Hockey Association (SHA) president Datuk Subahan Kamal was nominated to run for Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) presidency.

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s confirmed. Businessman Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal is the new Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president.

The Selangor Hockey Association (SHA) president, who is an accountant by profession, won the hot seat unchallenged when nominations closed on Monday.

The 49-year-old businessman will be the seventh president of the national hockey association, taking over from Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who won’t be seeking re-election at the AGM on Feb 13.

“There are people with far more knowledge in hockey than me, but surprisingly they were not nominated for the post,” said Subahan, who thanked the 12 states for nominating him.

“It’s not going to be easy to fill the shoes of (former president) Tengku Abdullah,” said Subahan, the former vice-president of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).

Subahan will serve as MHC president from 2015-2019.

The deputy president’s post will see a two-cornered fight between incumbent Raja Puan Seri Noora Ashikin Raja Abdullah of Perak and Datuk Nur Azmi Ahmad.

Eleven candidates, including two women, will vie for the seven vice-president’s posts.

M. Gobinathan, Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Ariff, Majid Manjit Abdullah, Dr S. Shamala, K. Maheswari, Datin Jeniffer William and S. Nagula are the incumbents. The challengers are Datuk Wan Ahmad Nizam Wan Abdul Hamid, Datuk Mohd Aminudin Mohd Amin, Datuk Radhakrishnan Nair and A. Vijasankar.

The nominees have until Feb 9 to confirm their decision to stand for election.

The president will appoint the secretary general and treasurer.