The 22nd FIBA Congress has elected a new President and Central Board members for the upcoming 2023-2027 cycle, Wednesday at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay.
Elected unanimously, Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani will succeed Hamane Niang in becoming the new president of basketball’s governing body.
He was the FIBA Vice President for the previous cycle and was also President of FIBA Asia from 2002 to 2023, having formerly been President of the Qatar Basketball Federation and a Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee.
“It is a great honor to take over this responsibility: for me, for my country of Qatar, and for our continent of Asia. I now represent the interests of all 212 National Federations across all five Regions,” said Sheikh Saud.
“Basketball is a global sport and this is our most important strength. I can only make one promise today and that is that I will work hard with the leaders of FIBA and the entire Central Board for the good of basketball and for the good of FIBA.”
Mr. Ingo Weiss from Germany was re-elected for a third term as FIBA Treasurer.
Meanwhile, the following are the members of the Central Board for 2023-27: Ms. Carol Callan from USA, Mr. Yamil Alejandro Bukele Perez of El Salvador, Mr. Usie Richards of Virgin Islands, Ms. Yuko Mitsuya of Japan, Mr. Yao Ming of China, Ms. Carmen Tocala of Romania, Mr. Matej Erjavec of Slovenia, Mr. Asterios Zois of Greece, Mr. Tor Christian Bakken of Norway, Ms. Jubilee Kuartei of Palau, Mr. Burton Ross Shipley of New Zealand, Ms. Pascale Mugwaneza of Rwanda, and Mr. Jean-Michel Ramaroson of Madagascar
These Central Board members, along with the newly elected President and Treasurer, will join FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis as well as the Presidents of FIBA’s five Regions for the term of 2023-2027: Mr. Anibal Manave of Africa, Mr. Fabian Borro of the Americas, Dr. K Govindraj of Asia, Mr. Jorge Garbajosa of Europe, and Mr. David Reid of Oceania for the new term.
The Central Board will appoint to the Central Board a representative of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of the USA and a representative of the players. In addition, the Central Board may co-opt additional members — with full voting rights — for the vision, skill and special expertise that they will bring.
The newly-formed Central Board will meet for the first time on Saturday, September 9 in Manila, on the occasion of the Finals weekend of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
