IHF Council

IHF Council
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersBasel, Switzerland Switzerland
Official language
English
President
Hassan Moustafa Egypt
1st Vice-President
Joël Delplanque France
Main organ
IHF Congress
Parent organization
International Handball Federation
SubsidiariesIHF Executive Committee
Staff19 (2017 – 2021)
Websitewww.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 President
  • IHF 1st Vice-President
  • AHF: one vice-president and one member
  • CAHB: one vice-president and one member
  • EHF: one vice-president and one member
  • NACHC: one member
  • OCHF: one member
  • SCAHC: one member
  • IHF Treasurer
  • Two IHF Executive Members
  • Chairperson of COC
  • Chairperson of PRC
  • Chairperson of CCM
  • Chairperson of CD
  • Chairperson of MC
  • Chairperson of AC

IHF Council 2021 — 2025

Designation Name Country
President Hassan Moustafa  Egypt
1st Vice-President Joël Delplanque  France
Vice-Presidents Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab  Kuwait
Michael Wiederer  Austria
Mansourou Aremou  Benin
Treasurer Anna Rapp  Sweden
Executive Members Narcisa Lecușanu  Romania
František Táborský  Czech Republic
Chairperson of IHF Commission of Organising And Competitions (COC) Per Bertelsen  Denmark
Chairperson of IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) Per Morten Sødal  Norway
Chairperson of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) Dietrich Späte  Germany
Chairperson of IHF Medical Commission (MC) Vacant
Chairperson of IHF Commission for Development (CD) Tomislav Grahovac  Croatia
Chairperson of IHF Athletes' Commission (ATC) Vacant
Representative of AHF Yoshihide Watanabe  Japan
Representative of CAHB Charles Omboumahou  Republic of the Congo
Representative of EHF Predrag Bošković  Montenegro
Representative of OCHF Ricardo Blas  Guam
Representative of NACHC Mario García de la Torre  Mexico
Representative of SCAHC Marcel Mancilla Bravo  Chile

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  Denmark
African Representative Khaled Hammouda  Egypt
Asian Representative Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi  Kuwait
European Representative Peter Sichelschmidt  Germany
Members Mohamed Jaber Al-Mulla  Qatar
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  Norway
African Representative Aimé Mbengue  Senegal
Asian Representative Saleh Ashour  United Arab Emirates
European Representative Dragan Nachevski  North Macedonia
Members François García  France
Bjarne Munk Jensen  Denmark
Monika Hagen  Sweden

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  Germany
African Representative Nahla Boudhina  Tunisia
Asian Representative Chung Hyung-kyun  South Korea
European Representative Péter Kovács  Hungary
Members Jorge Dueñas de Galarza  Spain
Paul Landuré  France
Mats Olsson  Sweden

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  Croatia
African Representative Yazid Souadi  Morocco
Asian Representative Sari Hamdan  Jordan
European Representative Helmut Höritsch  Austria
Oceania Representative Makiroa Mitchell-John  Cook Islands
Members Carline Choute  Haiti
Edgar Hubner  Brazil
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 Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc  Poland
Members Aleh Astrashapkin  Belarus
Marco Oneto  Chile
Vincent Gérard  France
Johannes Bitter  Germany
Gergely Harsányi  Hungary
Crina Pintea  Romania

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  Croatia
Members Mouadh Ben Zaied  Tunisia
Nurul Fazal Bulbul  Bangladesh
Miguel Fernandes  Portugal
Filip Miloshevski  North Macedonia
Elena Borrás Alcaraz  Spain
Elizabeth Ling Yang  Hong Kong
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  Montenegro
Members Abdulla Musfir Al-Hayyan  Kuwait
Agata Dziarnowska  Poland
Pedro Mourão  Portugal
Juan María Pérez-Ortiz  Spain
Maxim Gulevich  Russia
Juan Pablo Montes Mery  Chile
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  Egypt
Members Amatékoé Kangni  Togo
Jorge Pulido Vázquez  Mexico
David Barrufet  Spain
José Costa  Portugal
Roman Lebedenko  Russia

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  Italy
Members Panos Antoniou  Cyprus
Fernando Posada  Spain
Burak Tezcan  Turkey
Saša Kuburović  Serbia

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  Czech Republic
Members Craig Rot  United States
Dr. Nabeel Taha Al-Shebab  Bahrain
Dr. Gerard Lasierra Aguila  Spain

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  Czech Republic
Members Jerzy Eliasz  Poland
Minoru Kino  Japan
Flávio Anderson Pedrosa de Melo  Brazil
Nicole Rabenseifner  Austria

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 Narcisa Lecușanu  Romania
Members Bente Aksnes  Norway
Lyudmila Bodniyeva  Russia
Alexandra do Nascimento  Brazil
Leonor Mallozzi  Portugal
Gulnara Turlykhanova  Kazakhstan

List of IHF secretaries general

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

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Carl Filip Borgh  Sweden 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950
2. Albert Wagner  Switzerland 9 September 1950 – 23 August 1972
3. Max Rinkenburger  West Germany 23 August 1972 – 14 September 1988
4. Raymond Hahn  France 14 September 1988 – 2 December 2004
5. Peter Mühlematter  Switzerland 2 December 2004 – 4 June 2009
6. Joël Delplanque  France 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  Egypt 2 May 2011 – present

List of IHF treasurers

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Wolf Lyberg  Sweden 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950
2. Jan Krijgsman  Netherlands 9 September 1950 – 27 September 1954
3. Max Rinkenburger  West Germany 27 September 1954 – 23 August 1972
4. Anders Fredslund Pedersen  Denmark 23 August 1972 – 25 July 1984
5. Raymond Hahn  France 25 July 1984 – 14 September 1988
6. Rudi Glock  West Germany 14 September 1988 – 26 November 2000
7. Miguel Roca Mas  Spain 26 November 2000 – 4 June 2009
8. Sandi Šola*  Croatia 4 June 2009 – 19 December 2015
Acting Miguel Roca Mas  Spain 19 December 2015 – 11 November 2017
9. Anna Rapp  Sweden 11 November 2017 – present
  • Sandi Šola was asked by IHF Council to resign during the IHF Council meeting held in Herning (Denmark) on 19 December 2015. Then IHF 1st Vice-President Miguel Roca Mas (Spain) held the charge until the next IHF Congress in 2017.

List of IHF managing directors

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

References

  1. ^ "Statutes" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 2011-08-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-17.
  2. ^ "IHF Council". IHF.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "COMMISSIONS". www.ihf.info. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "IHF ADJUDICATING BODIES". www.ihf.info. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "WORKING GROUPS". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ "IHF Secretary Generals". www.ihf.info. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.