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Ahmad Basri bin Mohd Akil (25 April 1939 – 15 July 2008) was the former team manager for

Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two tre ...

and for the

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Biography

Born in

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Jawi: الور ستار, Kedahan: ''Loqstaq'') is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ...

, he had 8 children and 11 grandchildren. He managed Kedah Football Team

for the first time in 1986. He was considered the 'father' of football development in

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainla ...

. He built the state team to become a force in local football culminating in their winning the

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's ol ...

in 1990 by beating Singapore 3-1 in the final. The former Kedah Football Association (KFA) Vice President was a personality who criticised

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and was suspended for four years and had to relinquish all posts in the national association and also for any posts KFA (2001–2005). His quest to take the Kedah team to the pinnacle of football success began when he launched a five-year plan (1987–1991) to wrest the Malaysia Cup when he was KFA vice-president. The late Ahmad Basri was also the national team's manager in the

1989 SEA Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was of ...

when he led the national team for winning SEA Games Gold Medal and Kedah manager from 1986 till 1996 and 2006-2007. He was suspended again by FAM in 2007 for another three years when he criticised FAM again for failing to develop Malaysian football at national level. He was buried at the Alor Merah Muslim Cemetery.

Careers

Kedah Administrative and Kedah Civil Servant

*Kedah Cadet Administrative Service (12 January 1959) *Assistance Land Officer (14 Mei 1959) *Assistance

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District Officer (Land) (15 September 1959) *Assistance

Kubang Pasu District The Kubang Pasu District is a district in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It contains the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub of Changlun, while Jitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The distric ...

Officer (6 January 1962) *Assistance

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District Officer (1 February 1964) *Assistance Land and Mineral Commissioner (4 January 1967) *Secretary of Kedah Menteri Besar (3 May 1969) *Assistance Kedah State Secretary (Local Government)(5 September 1970) *Acting Langkawi District Officer (1 January 1971) *Acting

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani (abbr. Sg. Petani or SP; Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتاني) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33&nbs ...

Municipal Council Chancellor (1 January 1974) *Deputy Director of Kedah Land and Mineral (9 September 1976) *Kedah Treasurer (19 March 1977) *Deputy of Kedah State Secretary (17 December 1978) *Acting Kedah State Finance Officer (25 September 1980) *

Kuala Muda The Kuala Muda District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is the administrative center of the district. Kuala Muda district is in close proximity to the border of Kedah and Penang. Apart from Sungai Petani, other major towns in the ...

District Officer (13 June 1982) *

Kota Setar The Kota Setar District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf Name The name ''Kota Setar'' came from the setar or ‘Stak’ tr ...

District Officer (1 January 1984) *Director of Kedah Land and Mineral (1 March 1986) *Kedah State Finance Officer (3 November 1989) *Kedah State Secretary (28 August 1992)

Football

*Manager for Kedah football team (

) (1986–1996) *Malaysia national football team Manager for SEA games (1989) *Deputy President for

Football Association of Malaysia The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM, ms, Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia) is the national governing body of football in Malaysia responsible for organising the Malaysia national football team within the country. The Football Association o ...

(FAM) (1994–1998) *Wrote the lyrics for Kedah football anthem - "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan"

Others

*President of Kedah Art's Associates ''(Angkatan Pelukis Kedah)'' *President of Kedah's Malaysian

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''(Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia)'' *Former President of Kedah Camera Club ''(Kelab Kamera Kedah-KCC)''

Achievements

*1989 - Managed Malaysia national football team to swoop Gold Medal in SEA games *1990 - Managed Kedah for the 1st time to clinch Malaysia Cup title *1993 - Managed Kedah to win double of Division 1/Premier 1/Super League and Malaysia Cup *1996 - Managed Kedah to sweep the

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football (soccer), football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before bein ...

, the only title of the Malaysian football that Kedah had never won *Person who idealized the identity of Kedah football with the

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and

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as the tradition colours *Who creates the current Kedah FA crest and its motto, "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan" (Let's Our Contribution Be Remembered)Ahmad Basri inspirasi logo baru Kedah
December 16, 2020, ''Utusan Malaysia'' (''In Malay''). *Wrote the lyrics for Kedah football anthem - "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad Basri Akil Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims People from Kedah 1939 births 2008 deaths Malaysian football managers