Dell Akbar Khan

{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}

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{{malay name|Dell Akbar Khan|Hyder Khan}}

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Datuk Dell Akbar Khan bin Hyder Khan commonly known as Dell Akbar Khan is a Malaysian former football player, football administrator and former civil servant. He played for the Malaysian national football team, and also played for PDRM FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia's domestic competition in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dell played for Malaysia from 1968 to 1973, and played in the qualification games for 1972 Summer Olympics, although he was not selected in the national team for the finals in Munich.

After retiring from playing, he holds various positions in Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) such as Malaysia senior team manager in the late 1990s, and FAM's Secretary-General from 2000 until 2005.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2005/02/07/dell-resigns-as-fam-secretary-general/|title=Dell resigns as FAM secretary general |date=7 February 2005|publisher=Thestaronline.com Malaysia|accessdate=3 May 2018}} He was also selected as FIFA venue security officer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.{{cite news|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20100528-218954.html|title=Dell appointed venue security officer for World Cup|date=28 May 2010|work=The Star/Asia News Network|publisher=AsiaOne.com|accessdate=3 May 2018}}

By profession, Dell is a police officer and enrolled in Royal Malaysia Police from 1970, until his retirement in 2004. His last position is as a chief police officer of Kuala Lumpur. After his retirement from police service, he has since become director or executive vice-president of various companies in Malaysia.{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=118903345&privcapId=875210|title=Dell Akbar Khan bin Hyder Khan:Executive Profile & Biography|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|accessdate=3 May 2018}} He was awarded the Datuk title by the Sultan of Selangor in 2003.{{cite news|url=http://awards.selangor.gov.my/awards/popup2.php?nb=246|title=Laman Web Rasmi Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan|language=Malay|accessdate=3 May 2018}}

His late older brother Sardar Khan was also a football player for Selangor and Malaysia.{{cite news|url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0302&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm&arc=hive|title=Abang Dell Akbar meninggal dunia|date=2 March 2009|language=Malay|work=ABDUL HAFIZ AHMAD|publisher=UtusanOnline.com|accessdate=3 May 2018|archive-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503181735/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0302&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm&arc=hive|url-status=dead}} He is the former police chief of Kuala Lumpur, and currently working as vice-president of the Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB)