Elyas Omar

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Dr
Elyas Omar
3rd Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur
In office
1 February 1983 – 17 November 1992
Preceded by Yaacob Latiff
Succeeded by Mazlan Ahmad
Personal details
Born (1936-11-16) 16 November 1936
Penang[1]
Religion Islam

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Dr Elyas Omar was the third Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] Elyas was the President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and during his tenure, Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1992.[3] In football, Elyas was president of Kuala Lumpur FA when it won the Malaysia Cup three times in a row from 1987 to 1989.[4] On 17 November 1992, he was succeeded by Dato' Dr Mazlan Ahmad as Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar. arkib.gov.my
  2. ↑ "Elyas solves Benteng hawker woes". New Straits Times. 10 December 1982. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rafiz: 1992 Thomas Cup winning team had all-round depth". The Star. Malaysia. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "The History". Kuala Lumpur Football Association. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Elyas: Much work needed for 2020".
Preceded by
Yaacob Latiff		 Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur
1983 – 1992 		Succeeded by
Mazlan Ahmad
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