IHF Council
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.
| Legal status | Active |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Basel, Switzerland  |
Official language | English |
President | Hassan Moustafa  |
1st Vice-President | Joël Delplanque  |
Main organ | IHF Congress |
Parent organization | International Handball Federation |
| Subsidiaries | IHF Executive Committee |
Staff (2017 – 2021) | 19 |
| Website | www.IHF.info |
Composition
The council will be 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 2017 – 2021
| 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 Organizing and Competitions | Per Bertelsen |  Denmark |
| Chairperson of IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission | Ramón Gallego |  Spain |
| Chairperson of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods | Dietrich Späte |  Germany |
| Chairperson of IHF Medical Commission | François Gnamian |  Ivory Coast |
| Chairperson of IHF Commission for Development | ||
| 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 Garcia 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.[1]
IHF Commission of Organising and Competition
IHF Commission of Organising and Competition (COC) is composed of one chairperson and 7 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Per Bertelsen | Denmark |
| African Representative | Khaled Hammouda | Egypt |
| Asian Representative | Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi | Kuwait |
| European Representative | Peter Sichelschmidt | Germany |
| Members | Philippe Bana | France |
| Alaa El-Sayed | Egypt | |
| Mohammed Jaber Al-Mulla |  Qatar |
IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission
IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) is composed of one chairperson and 7 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ramón Gallego | Spain |
| 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 7 members elected by the IHF Council.
| 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 7 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | François Gnamian | Ivory Coast |
| African Representative | Yannick Mossus |  Cameroon |
| Asian Representative | Shizuo Sakamoto | Japan |
| European Representative | Marina Gillard |  Russia |
| Oceania Representative | Luis G. Cruz | Guam |
| Members | Llew Harper |  Barbados |
| Cristobal Saez | Chile | |
| Juan José Munoz Benito | Spain |
IHF Commission for Development
IHF Commission for Development (CD) is composed of one chairperson and 7 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | |
| Acting Chairperson | Stefan Albrechtson | Sweden |
| 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 | |
| Stefan Albrechtson | Sweden |
- IHF Ethics Commission on 5 October 2018 decided suspend the right of the Chairperson of IHF Commission for Development (CD), Mrs. Raquel Pedercini, to participate in three continuous official meetings of the IHF Council in accordance with Article 9 of the IHF Ethics Code due to the fact that her behaviour during and after the 2nd IHF Council Meeting held in Zagreb, Croatia on 14 January 2018 is considered a violation of the IHF Ethics Code, particularly Article 5.
- On 18 October 2018, the Council unanimously approved to appoint CD Member Stefan Albrechtson (SWE) as acting Chairperson of the IHF Commission for Development.
IHF Athletes' Commission
IHF Athletes' Commission is composed of one chairperson and 4 members elected by the players participating in the Summer Olympic Games every four years.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Gro Hammerseng-Edin |  Norway |
| Members | Diego Simonet |  Argentina |
| Mouna Chebbah | Tunisia | |
| Igor Vori |  Croatia |
IHF Arbitration Commission
IHF Arbitration Commission is composed of one chairperson and 10 members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Tomislav Grahovac | Croatia |
| Members | Miguel Fernandes |  Portugal |
| Filip Miloshevski | North Macedonia | |
| Nurul Fazal Bulbul |  Bangladesh | |
| Mouadh Ben Zaied | Tunisia | |
| Helen Boyd | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | |
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant |
IHF Arbitration Tribunal
IHF Arbitration Tribunal is composed of one chairperson and 10 members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Zoran Radojičić | Montenegro |
| Members | Pedro Mourão | Portugal |
| Juan María Pérez-Ortiz | Spain | |
| Agata Dziarnowska |  Poland | |
| Amatékoé Kangni |  Togo | |
| Abdulla Musfir Al-Hayyan | Kuwait | |
| Judith Amandine A. Goude-Djessin | Benin | |
| Matea Horvat | Croatia | |
| Roya Rahimi |  Iran | |
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant |
IHF Ethics Commission
IHF Ethics Commission is composed of one chairperson and 5 members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Hussein Moustafa Fathy | Egypt |
| Members | Jorge Pulido Vázquez | Mexico |
| Marko Vujošević |  Serbia | |
| Ms. Helen Boyd | Australia | |
| Amatékoé Kangni | Togo | |
| Vacant |
IHF Beach Handball Working Group
IHF Beach Handball Working Group (BHWG) is composed of one chairman and 4 members elected by the IHF Council.
| 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 2 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairwoman | Ilona Hapkova | Czech Republic |
| Members | Craig Rot |  United States |
| Maria Luísa Dias Estriga | Portugal |
IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group
IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group is composed of one chairman and 4 members elected by the IHF Council.
| 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 4 members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairwoman | Narcisa Lecușanu | Romania |
| Members | Bente Aksnes | Norway |
| Lyudmila Bodniyeva | Russia | |
| Alexandra do Nascimento | Brazil | |
| Leonor Mallozzi | Portugal |
IHF COVID-19 Medical Task Force
IHF COVID-19 Medical Task Force is composed of one chairperson and 7 members appointed by the IHF Council.[2]
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Dr. Hosny Abdelrahman Ahmed | Egypt |
| Members | Prof. Dr. Hazem Khamis | Egypt |
| Prof. Dr. Maria Borodina | Russia | |
| Dietrich Späte | Germany | |
| Dr. Florian Kainzinger | Germany | |
| Robert Müller von Vultejus |  Netherlands | |
| Mrs. Amal Khalifa | Egypt | |
| Patric Strub | Germany |
List of IHF Secretary Generals
| 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. | Joel 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 – Till date |
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/ Germany | 14 September 1988 – 26 November 2000 |
| 7. | Miguel Roca Mas | Spain | 26 November 2000 – 4 June 2009 |
| 8. | Sandi Sola* | Croatia | 4 June 2009 – 19 December 2015 |
| Acting | Miguel Roca Mas | Spain | 19 December 2015 – 11 November 2017 |
| 9. | Ms. Anna Rapp | Sweden | 11 November 2017 – Till date |
- Sandi Sola 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 – Till date |
References
- "IHF Council". IHF.
- "IHF COVID-19 Medical Task Force meet for the first time". www.ihf.info. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.