IHF Council explained

IHF Council
Status:Active
Language:English
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Hassan Moustafa
Leader Title2:1st Vice-President
Leader Name2:Joël Delplanque
Main Organ:IHF Congress
Parent Organization:International Handball Federation
Subsidiaries:IHF Executive Committee
Staff:19
Staff Year:2017 – 2021
Website:www.IHF.info

The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the IHF Congress. The council is a non-executive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for IHF and global handball.[1]

Composition

The council is made up of the following individuals:

IHF Council 2021 — 2025

Designation Name Country
President
1st Vice-President
Vice-Presidents Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab
Treasurer
Executive Members
František Táborský
Chairperson of IHF Commission of Organising And Competitions (COC) Per Bertelsen
Chairperson of IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) Per Morten Sødal
Chairperson of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) Dietrich Späte
Chairperson of IHF Medical Commission (MC) Vacant
Chairperson of IHF Commission for Development (CD) Tomislav Grahovac
Chairperson of IHF Athletes' Commission (ATC) Vacant
Representative of AHF
Representative of CAHB
Representative of EHF
Representative of OCHF
Representative of NACHC
Representative of SCAHC Marcel Mancilla Bravo

General conditions

If a continental confederation has at least 15 national federations as full members, it may nominate a council member for the continent that shall be confirmed by the IHF Congress. Each continental confederation may nominate one vice-president if it has at least 23 national federations as full members. The council shall convene at least twice a year. The term of office of council members shall be four years; re-election is possible. In case of urgent business, the president may seek to make resolutions and decisions by mail between council meetings. Council is the body that awards the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and IHF World Women's Handball Championship.[2]

IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions

IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions (COC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Per Bertelsen
African Representative Khaled Hammouda
Asian Representative Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi
European Representative Peter Sichelschmidt
Members Mohamed Jaber Al-Mulla
Vacant
Vacant

IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission

IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Per Morten Sødal
African Representative Aimé Mbengue
Asian Representative Saleh Ashour
European Representative Dragan Nachevski
Members François García
Bjarne Munk Jensen
Monika Hagen

IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods

IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Dietrich Späte
African Representative Nahla Boudhina
Asian Representative Chung Hyung-kyun
European Representative Péter Kovács
Members
Paul Landuré

IHF Medical Commission

IHF Medical Commission (MC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Vacant
African Representative Vacant
Asian Representative Vacant
European Representative Vacant
Oceania Representative Vacant
Members Vacant
Vacant
Vacant

IHF Commission for Development

IHF Commission for Development (CD) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Tomislav Grahovac
African Representative Yazid Souadi
Asian Representative Sari Hamdan
European Representative Helmut Höritsch
Oceania Representative Makiroa Mitchell-John
Members Carline Choute
Edgar Hubner
Vacant

IHF Interim Athletes' Commission

IHF Athletes' Commission is composed of one chairperson and four members elected by the players participating in the Summer Olympic Games every four years.[3]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson
Members Aleh Astrashapkin

IHF Arbitration Commission

IHF Arbitration Commission is composed of one chairperson and ten members elected by the IHF Congress.[4]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Lovro Badžim
Members Mouadh Ben Zaied
Nurul Fazal Bulbul
Miguel Fernandes
Filip Miloshevski
Elena Borrás Alcaraz
Elizabeth Ling Yang
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant

IHF Arbitration Tribunal

IHF Arbitration Tribunal is composed of one chairperson and ten members elected by the IHF Congress.[4]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Zoran Radojičić
Members Abdulla Musfir Al-Hayyan
Agata Dziarnowska
Pedro Mourão
Juan María Pérez-Ortiz
Maxim Gulevich
Juan Pablo Montes Mery
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant

IHF Ethics Commission

IHF Ethics Commission is composed of one chairperson and five members elected by the IHF Congress.[4]

Designation Name Country
Chairperson Hussein Moustafa Fathy
Members Amatékoé Kangni
Jorge Pulido Vázquez
David Barrufet Bofill
José Costa
Roman Lebedenko

IHF Beach Handball Working Group

IHF Beach Handball Working Group (BHWG) is composed of one chairman and four members elected by the IHF Council.[5]

Designation Name Country
Chairman Giampiero Masi
Members Panos Antoniou
Fernando Posada
Burak Tezcan
Saša Kuburović

IHF Handball at School Working Group

IHF Handball at School Working Group is composed of one chairwoman and two members elected by the IHF Council.[5]

Designation Name Country
Chairwoman Ilona Hapkova
Members Craig Rot
Dr. Nabeel Taha Al-Shebab
Dr. Gerard Lasierra Aguila

IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group

IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group is composed of one chairman and four members elected by the IHF Council.[5]

Designation Name Country
Chairman František Táborský
Members Jerzy Eliasz
Minoru Kino
Flávio Anderson Pedrosa de Melo
Nicole Rabenseifner

IHF Women’s Handball Working Group

IHF Women's Handball Working Group is composed of one chairwoman and four members elected by the IHF Council.[5]

Designation Name Country
Chairwoman
Members Bente Aksnes
Leonor Mallozzi
Gulnara Turlykhanova

List of IHF secretaries general

The following is the list of IHF secretaries general.[6]

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Carl Filip Borgh 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950
2.Albert Wagner 9 September 1950 – 23 August 1972
3.Max Rinkenburger 23 August 1972 – 14 September 1988
4.Raymond Hahn 14 September 1988 – 2 December 2004
5.2 December 2004 – 4 June 2009
6.4 June 2009 – 2 May 2011
Post abolished on 2 May 2011. Since then the position is managed by a salaried Managing Director.
1.Ms. Amal Khalifa 2 May 2011 – present

List of IHF treasurers

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Wolf Lyberg 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950
2. Jan Krijgsman 9 September 1950 – 27 September 1954
3. Max Rinkenburger 27 September 1954 – 23 August 1972
4. Anders Fredslund Pedersen 23 August 1972 – 25 July 1984
5. Raymond Hahn 25 July 1984 – 14 September 1988
6. Rudi Glock 14 September 1988 – 26 November 2000
7. Miguel Roca Mas 26 November 2000 – 4 June 2009
8. Sandi Šola* 4 June 2009 – 19 December 2015
Acting Miguel Roca Mas 19 December 2015 – 11 November 2017
9. 11 November 2017 – present

List of IHF managing directors

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Friedhelm Peppmeier 1973 – 1984
2. Jörg Bahrke 1984 – 1993
3. Frank Birkefeld 1993 – 2007
4. Ms. Amal Khalifa 2007 – present

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-08-01 . Statutes . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817152056/http://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_01%20-%20Statutes_GB.pdf . 2013-08-17 . International Handball Federation.
  2. News: IHF Council . IHF .
  3. Web site: COMMISSIONS . 10 March 2021 . 10 March 2021 . www.ihf.info.
  4. Web site: IHF ADJUDICATING BODIES . 10 March 2021 . 10 March 2021 . www.ihf.info.
  5. Web site: WORKING GROUPS . 10 March 2021 . www.ihf.info.
  6. Web site: IHF Secretary Generals . 19 December 2018 . www.ihf.info . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219024600/http://ihf.info/en-us/theihf/profile/ihfsecretarygenerals.aspx . 2018-12-19 .