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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 () is a professional football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah. The team competes in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, the second tier of Malaysian football. They are the first team in the history of Malaysian footb ...

and for the

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Biography

Born in

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) 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. It is home to the third-tallest ...

, 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 (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

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

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

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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

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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) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The population of the municipal area of Sungai Petani is larger than Kedah's state capital, Alor Setar. It is located about 55 km south of Alor Set ...

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) *

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District Officer (13 June 1982) *

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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

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(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

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, 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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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