Billionaire Nualphan Lamsam, known by the nickname Madame Pang, officially became president of the Thai Football Federation on the afternoon of February 8.
On the afternoon of February 8, at the Thai Football Federation (FAT) office, a vote to elect a new president for a new term took place, with Madame Pang winning.
The election results showed Madame Pang’s dominance, with 68 out of 74 votes, equivalent to 93%.
Madame Pang received congratulatory flowers from her predecessor Somyot Poompanmoung
Thus, billionaire Nualphan Lamsam became the first woman in history to sit in the most powerful seat in Thai football.
Madame Pang is also the first female president in the history of an Asian federation (AFC).
In the world, before billionaire Nualphan Lamsam won, there were only 6 cases of female presidents. Madame Pang is the 18th president of FAT, term 2024-2028.
Among Madame Pang’s 5 opponents, the highest one only received 2 votes. There are 2 people with 1 vote, 2 people have no support. 1 invalid vote.
Madame Pang used to be the head of the Thai team, the person behind two AFF Cup titles 2020 and 2022.
Recently, after Thailand completed its target at the 2023 Asian Cup, Madame Pang resigned as head of the delegation to head to the FAT presidential election.
It was Madame Pang who was behind the decision to appoint Mr. Masatada Ishii to replace Mano Polking as head coach.
Madame Pang is one of the most famous figures in Thai football. She had great contributions in helping the women’s team attend two consecutive World Cups in 2015 and 2019.