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Sport | Olympic Weightlifting |
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Jurisdiction | Middle East and North Africa |
Membership | 19 |
Abbreviation | AWF |
Affiliation | International Weightlifting Federation |
President | Mohamed Yousef Al Mana |
Vice president(s) | Ibrahim Harb, Mohamed Kadum, Mahmoud Kamal Mahgoub, Abdulbaset Salem Alhaddad |
Secretary | Mohamed Jaloud |
The Arabic Weightlifting Federation (AWF) is the governing body of Olympic Weightlifting for 19 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The AWF organizes the IWF Arab Championships. [1]
Position | Name | Country | Elected | Additional Responsibilities |
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President | Mohamed Yousef Al Mana | Qatar | 2019 [2] | |
General Secretary | Mohamed Jaloud | Iraq | 2019 | |
Vice President | Ibrahim Harb | Jordan | 2016 [3] | |
Vice President | Mohamed Kadum | Iraq | 2016 | |
Vice President | Mahmoud Kamal Mahgoub | Egypt | 2016 | |
Vice President | Abdulbaset Salem Alhaddad | Libya | 2016 | |
Executive Board Member | Aziz Brahimi | Algeria | 2016 | |
Executive Board Member | Ali Ben Faddel | Tunisia | 2016 | |
Executive Board Member | Mohamed El Harbi | Saudi Arabia | 2016 | |
Executive Board Member | Said El Gabshi | Oman | 2016 | |
Executive Board Member | Khaloud Ubeed | United Arab Emirates | 2016 | Women Commission Chairperson |
Executive Board Member | Abdullah Al Jarmal | Yemen | 2016 | Assistant to the President |
Executive Board Member | Ahmed Sehnaoui | Morocco | 2016 | Deputy General Secretary |
The International Weightlifting Federation, aka IWF, is the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, it has 193 affiliated national federations. Mohammed Hasan Jalood is its president since June 2022.
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