KUALA LUMPUR: Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin Tuanku Muhriz is expected to take over as the new Squash Racquets Association Malaysia (SRAM) president.
A former squash player, Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin has served for eight years as Negri Sembilan Squash Association president.
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin will replace Gerard Monteiro, who has served as SRAM president for six years from 2020 to 2026.
SRAM will have their annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday.
Gerard said he hoped to see a continued succession plan for squash.
The last six years saw the squash players do well in PSA tournaments and improve their world rankings.
S Sivasangari won 17 PSA titles and has improved her world rankings to a career-best of fourth.
World No. 17 Ng Eain Yow and Sivasangari retained their Asian Games titles in Aichi-Nagoya to be the first two Malaysians to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Under the helm of Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin, Negri Sembilan had produced some quality players like C Ameeshenraj, who helped Malaysia win the gold medal in the team event in the Asian Games.
J Yasshmita created major upsets in the Egyptian Open by beating higher-ranked players like Egypt's world No. 34 Mariam Metwally and world No. 20 Farida Mohamed.
Harleein Tan and V Haneesha from Negri Sembilan helped Malaysia to win team silver in the girls event in the World Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada in July.
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