 However, the appointment of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj as the first official FAS president (who holds the presidency of both Football Association of Selangor and Football Association of Malaysia) at that time is a right move for the association.Prime Minister of the newly independent Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman pioneered back in the stadium construction business and ordered the construction of the Merdeka stadium to celebrate the country's independence as well as the official Selangor home stadium.Merdeka Stadium will also be the official national stadium in organizing international sports.