Elyas Omar
Elyas bin Omar was the third Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, as well as the longest serving Mayor in the History of Kuala Lumpur. He served for a period of 12 years. Elyas was the president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia and during his tenure, Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1992. In football, Elyas was president of Kuala Lumpur FA when it won the Malaysia Cup three times in a row from 1987 to 1989. On 17 November 1992, he was succeeded by Mazlan Ahmad as Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Personal life
He married Fawziah Abdul Hamid, with whom he has three children, and Dayang Normala Haji Awang Tambi, with whom he has five children. In 2000, he divorced Fawziah Abdul Hamid.Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- * Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia – Tan Sri
- * Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- * Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- * Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown – Datuk Seri Utama
- * Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown – Datuk Seri
- * Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang – Dato' Indera
- * Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang – Dato'
- * Companion of the Order of the Defender of State – Dato'
- * Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah – '''Dato''''
Places named in honour of him
- Auditorium Elyas Omar.