Harun bin Idris

Harun bin Idris was a Malaysian politician and the 8th Menteri Besar of Selangor. Apart from his career in politics, Harun Idris was heavily involved in sports particularly organising the Muhammad Ali vs Joe Bugner fight in Kuala Lumpur as well as overseeing Malaysia and Selangor football teams' most successful periods. Harun was the president of the Football Association of Selangor from 1961 to 1983 and was the manager of the Malaysian national team in the 1972 Olympics. Harun is widely acknowledged to be responsible for unearthing some of Malaysia’s best talents such as Santokh Singh, Soh Chin Ann and even the late Mokhtar Dahari.