Sheikh Hamad is the New Qatar Sports Club President

Published August 27th, 2020 - 07:17 GMT
Sheikh Hamad (Photo: Qatar Tribune)
Sheikh Hamad (Photo: Qatar Tribune)

Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani has become the new president of the Qatar Sports Club after his opposing candidates HE Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani and Ali Al Mannai withdrew from the elections before the General Assembly meeting that was held on Monday.

The outgoing president Sheikh Jassim announced during the General Assembly meeting his official withdrawal in support of Sheikh Hamad.

The meeting, which was attended by a number of members of the General Assembly, discussed many items on the agenda, including the financial report, during which Sheikh said that the club’s financial position was good and there were no cases filed against the club in the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

The members’ proposals were also discussed, and the election and membership affairs committee was formed for the next session, consisting of five persons, headed by Ahmed Mohammed Al Kuwari, and the membership of Mohamed Rabia Al Kuwari, Mohamed Hamid Al Midfa, Mohamed Ali Al Kubaisi and Talal Ali Al Mawlawi. The list of alternate members included Fahad Abdullah Al Maliki, Khalifa bin Abdulaziz and Khaled Abdullah.

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