Humble and sporting Ruler


Sultan Abdullah giving the Jalur Gemilang to ex-national football coach Datuk K. Rajagopal before a match in October 2011. — M. AZHAR ARIF/The Star

DATUK Mohd Rashid Hasnon’s first close encounter with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was when he was Penang deputy chief minister.

He said Sultan Abdullah (who was then Tengku Mahkota of Pahang) had just been appointed as president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in May 2014.

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