She is the second woman in the country to be appointed president of a football association after Tunku Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah took the helm at Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) in July last year.
Kafa deputy president Afandi Hamzah in announcing the appointment of Bibi Ramjani said the woman entrepreneur would be leading the association for the 2018 to 2021 term.
Afandi said the counting of votes for the number one post had to be carried out twice after another presidential candidate Muhammad Nasir Hamzah was not happy after the first count.
“In the first count, Bibi Ramjani obtained 32 votes from various district football associations while Nasir received 19 votes which caused him to dispute the result.
“However, in the second count, Bibi Ramjani continued to receive 32 votes while Muhammad Nasir only obtained 16 votes,” he told reporters after the 63rd Kafa Congress here last night.
The meeting and elections which started at 3pm, ended at about 9.15pm.
Afandi retained his post as Kafa deputy president with 39 votes when he defeated his challenger and Kafa vice-president Rosmadi Ismail who received 27 votes.