41st general assembly of the Arab Police Sport Federation listening to Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani at Sharq Hotel, yesterday.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the 41st general assembly of the Arab Police Sport Federation at Sharq Hotel yesterday.
The Prime Minister honoured the national champions who took part in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They were: Sarah Masoud, who won the silver medal in the Women's Shotput F33 event, Abdulqadir Abdulrahman, who won the silver medal in the Men's Shotput F34, and Mohammed Al Kubaisi, who finished in the eighth place in the men's 100m T34.
The Prime Minister also honoured Lt General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Governor of Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait, and President of the International Police Sports Union (USIP), Saleh bin Isa Hindi Al Mannai, adviser to the King of Bahrain, Lt Gen Faisal bin Mubarak Al Sinaine, former chairman of the Kuwait Police Sports Federation, Advisor Abdullah Salem bin Nusra Al-Amiri, vice president of Arab Police Sport Federation, Brig. Belarabi Saleh Hamdan, member of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Police Sport Federation, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Marool, member of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Police Sport Federation, Col. Waleed Ghanem Al-Ghanem, member of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Police Sport Federation, Col. Mohammed Rajab Dair Al-Lail, member of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Police Sport Federation, and Sarah Abdullah Al-Mutawa, CEO of Old is Gold Company.
Meanwhile, President of Qatar Police Sport Federation Khaled bin Hamad Al Attiyah was elected as President of the Arab Police Sport Federation (APSF) for a third term which ends in 2020.
The election took place during the APSF General Assembly held at Sharq Hotel which was attended by 18 members.
The General Assembly also elected police observer Bou Ahamd Boubacar (Algeria) as Vice-President by acclamation, and Major General Ahmed Rajai (Egypt) was appointed as APSF Secretary General since the Federation is headquartered in Egypt.
Six new members of the APSF Executive Bureau were also elected. They were: Colonel Sultan bin Saeed Al Wad'ani (Saudi Arabia), Brigadier Saud Abdullah Al Khodor (Kuwait), Brigadier General Hussein Mohammed Ali Khashfeh (Lebanon), Brigadier General Samir Sabir Bakir ( Jordan), Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri (UAE), the general observer Bozfor Mohamed (Morocco).
HE Brigadier-General Khalid bin Hamad Al Attiyah, president of the Qatar Police Sports Federation and APSF President, exchanged mementos with the heads and representatives of the APSF member states on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
Lt-General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, President of the International Police Sports Union (USIP), expressed his delight at the honour he received from the Prime Minister.
In a press statement, he said that the General Assembly was held in a distinctive atmosphere, expressing his happiness at participating in the meeting.
He thanked the president and members of the Qatar Police Sports Federation for the warm reception and hospitality, while congratulating Brigadier-General Khalid bin Hamad Al Attiyah on his election by acclamation as APSF President, and congratulating APSF new members.
