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Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad unanimously elected as I.S.S.F President.

22nd Executive Board Meeting.

23rd Executive Board Meeting.

President receives delegates from Turkey and Iran.

Three protest letters to Mr. Blatter against Israel.

Meeting of the Organizing Committee of 2nd Prince Nayef

Skydiving Championship.

Coordination Meetings for the Organizing Committees of the 2015 Activities.

Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad unanimously elected new I.S.S.F President

The I.S.S.F held an Extraordinary General Assembly meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 4th December 2014 to elect a new president. With the participation of the delegates of 36 national Olympic committees, HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin ABDULAZIZ was unanimously elected new I.S.S.F President. The Prince is the President of both the General Presidency of Youth Welfare and national Olympic committee in Saudi Arabia. Following his election, he presented his thanks to the General Assembly and Executive Board members for the confidence they place in his personality and experience and for electing him as President of the I.S.S.F which is considered the second largest NOC organization after the IOC. He promised to make his best and continue building on the success of former leaders in the lead up to the realization of the I.S.S.F goals and mission for the ultimate good of youth and athletes in member countries.

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I.S.S.F 22nd Executive Board Meeting

Under the chairmanship of Col. Hamad K. Malboum, 1st Vice President, the I.S.S.F Executive Board held its 22nd

meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 3rd December 2014. The meeting reviewed preparations for the Extraordinary

General Assembly meeting scheduled next day.

The main items of the agenda included the elections of a new I.S.S.F President, final report of the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games "Indonesia 2013", report of the International Islamic Triathlon championship held in Qatar 2014, report of the 2nd I.S.S.F Weightlifting Championship held in Uganda 2014, the 6th I.S.S.F Sports Medicine and Anti-Doping Course held in Morocco 2014 as well as the I.S.S.F 2015 Program of Activities, the 2nd Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers and meetings of the OIC and Islamic Youth Council.

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I.S.S.F 23rd Executive Board Meeting

Under the chairmanship of HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin ABDULAZIZ, the newly elected President, the

I.S.S.F Executive Board held its 23rd meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 4th December 2014. The meeting was

relatively introductory but a decision was made to establish an ad-hoc committee to handle the issue of Israel's

frequent aggression on Palestinian athletes and sport. Members of the committee included Col. Hamad K.

Malboum, 1st Vice President, General Jebril Al-Rajoub, Palestine's Representative on the Board and some EB

members in addition to HRH Prince Talal Bin Badr Bin Saud Bin ABDULAZIZ, President of the Union of Arab

National Olympic Committees. The Committee decided to send an I.S.S.F memorandum on the subject to both

IOC and FIFA Presidents. Also a delegation will meet FIFA President while attending the Club World Cup in

Morocco, December 2014.

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President receives delegates of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation.

On the sidelines of the Extraordinary General Assembly meeting, HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin

ABDULAZIZ, I.S.S.F President, received the delegation of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation on 4th December

2014. Turkey is hosting the 3rd I.S.S.F Weightlifting Championship in 2015. The meeting was attended by Mr.

Faisal A. ALNASSAR, I.S.S.F Secretary General and Mr. Nihat Usta, Board Member.

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President receives NOCIRI Secretary General

On the sidelines of the Extraordinary General Assembly meeting, HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin

ABDULAZIZ, I.S.S.F President, received Mr. Shahrokh SHAHNAZI, Secretary General of the NOC of I.R.I. for a

short cordial meeting. Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, I.S.S.F Secretary General and Mr. Bahram AFSHARZADEH,

I.S.S.F Board Member attended the meeting.

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Prince Talal hands protest letter to FIFA President .

While in Morocco for the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, December 2014, HRH Prince Talal Bin Badr Bin Saud Bin ABDULAZIZ, President of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees – an I.S.S.F Observer - met with Mr. Joseph BLATTER FIFA President and handed him three protest letters from the Presidents of I.S.S.F, UANOC and Union of Arab Football Association. The letters requested FIFA to force Israel to stop its continuous aggression on Palestinian sport particularly football. Prince Talal confirmed that Israel's persistent policies of arresting Palestinian football players and officials, breaking into the PFA office, bombing facilities and hindering football activities are some of the violations of the FIFA laws and spirit regularly committed by Israel. He demanded that the subject be included in the agenda of the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Marrakech with a view to taking an effective action. Mr. Blatter expressed his deep concern about the subject and said that the suffering of Palestinian sport must come to an end soon. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, President of AFC and General Jebril Al-Rajoub, President of Palestine NOC.

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Organizing Committee of 2nd I.S.S.F Prince Nayef Skydiving Championship meets in Riyadh.

The Organizing Committee of 2nd I.S.S.F Prince Nayef Skydiving Championship met in Riyadh on 23/12/2014 to

discuss work progress and preparations. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, Chairman of the

Organizing Committee and attended by Dr. Mubarak ALSWAILEM Director of the Championship and

representatives of the concerned departments. Eighteen countries confirmed their participation in this

championship which will be held in Riyadh from 14 to 24 January 2015. Recommendation was made that the

departments should have more coordination in the lead up to the event in order to guarantee the required

success. It was also decided to hold a press conference on 11/01/2015 as part of the championship publicity.

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The I.S.S.F 3rd Weightlifting Championship, Turkey 2015.

The I.S.S.F General Secretariat held a coordination meeting with representatives of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation in Jeddah, 4th December 2014. The meeting discussed work progress and preparations for this championship which will be organized in the Turkish city of Antalya from 10-18 March 2015. Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, Secretary General, Mr. Saeed Abdulghaffar HUSSAIN, Assistant Secretary General and Mr. Nihat USTA, Board Member represented the I.S.S.F while Mr. Tamer TAŞPINAR, President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation represented the Organizing Committee.

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The I.S.S.F Taekwondo Championship, Azerbaijan 2015.

The I.S.S.F General Secretariat held a coordination meeting with representatives of Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation in Jeddah, 4th December 2014. The meeting discussed work progress and preparations for this championship which will be organized in the Baku from 2-5 April 2015. Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, Secretary General, Mr. Saeed Abdulghaffar HUSSAIN, Assistant Secretary General and Ms. Konul NURULLAYEVA, Board Member represented the I.S.S.F while Mr. Nağı SAFAROV, Vice-President of Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation represented the Organizing Committee.

The I.S.S.F Tennis Championship, Indonesia 2015.

The I.S.S.F General Secretariat held a coordination meeting with representatives of South Sumatera Sport Committee in Jeddah, 4th December 2014. The meeting discussed work progress and preparations for this championship which will be organized in the Palembang from 4-11 May 2015. Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, Secretary General and Mr. Saeed Abdulghaffar HUSSAIN, Assistant Secretary General represented the I.S.S.F while Mrs. Maryama BUSTAM, Secretary General of South Sumatera Sports Committee represented the Organizing Committee.

The Organizing Committee of CCRC, Malaysia 2015.

The I.S.S.F General Secretariat held a coordination meeting

with Mr. Hisham Dato' ABDUL RAHMAN, Chairman, Crescent

Cup Rugby Championship Organizing Committee in Jeddah,

4th December 2014. The meeting discussed work progress

and preparations for this championship which will be

organized in the Malaysian city of Melaka from 1-14 June

2015. Mr. Faisal A. ALNASSAR, Secretary General and Mr.

Saeed Abdulghaffar HUSSAIN, Assistant Secretary General

represented the I.S.S.F at the meeting.

Coordination Meetings for the Organizing Committees of the 2015 Activities.

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Member States

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Republic of AZERBAIJAN 2

Hashemite Kingdom of

JORDAN

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Islamic Republic of AFGHANISTAN

4 Republic of ALBANIA

5 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

6 Republic of INDONESIA

7 Republic of UZBEKISTAN

8 Republic of UGANDA

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Islamic Republic of IRAN

10

Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN

11 Kingdom of BAHRAIN

12 BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM

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People’s Republic of BANGLADESH

14 Republic of BENIN

15 BURKINA-FASO

16 Republic of TAJIKISTAN

17 Republic of TURKEY

18 Turkmenistan

19 Republic of CHAD

20 Republic of TOGO

21 Republic of TUNISIA

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People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA

23 Republic of DJIBOUTI

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Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA

25 Republic of SENEGAL

26 Republic of The SUDAN

27 SYRIAN Arab Republic

28 Republic of SURINAME

29 Republic of SIERRA LEONE

30 Republic of SOMALIA

31 Republic of IRAQ

32 Sultanate of OMAN

33 Republic of GABON

34 Republic of The GAMBIA

35 Republic of GUYANA

36 Republic of GUINEA

37 Republic of GUINEA-BISSAU

38 State of PALESTINE

39 Union of The COMOROS

40 KYRGYZ Republic

41 State of QATAR

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Republic of KAZAKHSTAN

43 Republic of CAMEROON

44 Republic of COTE D'IVOIRE

45 State of KUWAIT

46 Republic of LEBANON

47 Libya

48 Republic of MALDIVES

49 Republic of MALI

50 MALAYSIA

51 Arab Republic of EGYPT

52 Kingdom of MOROCCO

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Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA

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Republic of MOZAMBIQUE

55 Republic of NIGER

56 Federal Republic of NIGERIA

57 Republic of YEMEN