KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah attended the special SuperMokh The Musical gala tonight.
The Sultan and Najib accompanied by Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim arrives at Istana Budaya around 8.15pm.
The musical's director Hans Isaac ushered Najib, Sultan and Khalid to an exhibition dedicated to Mokhtar at the venue’s lobby before the musical begins.
The exhibition featured photos from his prime time as a player with the national and Selangor football teams.
Among the dignitaries present were CIMB group chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, New Straits Times Press Bhd (NSTP) chief executive officer Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah and NSTP group managing editor Datuk Abdul Jalil Hamid.
The musical raised its curtain yesterday until Sept 21, features Awie as Mokhtar and Maya Karin as Mokhtar's wife.
Other featured actor and actresses in the musical includes Rashidi Ishak, Douglas Lim, Dina Nadzir, Radhi Khalid, Chi Ho, Clarence Kuna and Oliver Johanan.