Mr Adel Mohammed Al Baker — secretary-general of the Qatar Athletics Federation — won a seat on the board of the Arab Athletics Federation for its upcoming term (2009–2012), in elections held by the Arab Athletics Federation on the sidelines of the fifteenth ordinary General Assembly meeting held in Riyadh, attended by (17) member federations of the Arab athletics federations. Twelve candidates stood for the board seats, of whom five were chosen for the board of the Arab Athletics Federation. Two members were elected as vice-presidents representing Asia and Africa, while the presidency was won unopposed by Saudi Arabia’s Sulaiman Al Zaidi, given that Saudi Arabia is the headquarters country of the Arab Athletics Federation.. The Arab Athletics Federation for the current term was made up as follows: –
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1) |
Mr |
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Sulaiman Al Zaidi |
Saudi Arabia |
President of the Arab Athletics Federation |
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2) |
Colonel |
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Mohsen Al Abbasi |
Syria |
Vice-President for Asia |
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3) |
Mr |
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Ammar Ibrahimia |
Algeria |
Vice-President for Africa and Chairman of the Competitions Committee |
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4) |
Mr |
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Adel Mohammed Al Baker |
13 votes |
Qatar |
Member and Chairman of the Marketing Committee |
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5) |
Brigadier General |
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Mustafa Abbadi |
13 votes |
Sudan |
Member and Chairman of the Development Committee |
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6) |
Mr |
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Nasser Al Maamari |
11 votes |
UAE |
Member |
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7) |
Major General |
Mohammed Khalifa |
11 votes |
Egypt |
Member |
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8) |
Mr |
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Abdulsalam Ibrahim |
9 votes |
Tunisia |
Member |
