HH Sayyid Azzan bin Qais Elected as Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee

Muscat: The General Assembly of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) endorsed HH Sayyid Azzan bin Qais Al Said as Chairman of the OOC Board of Directors for the electoral term (2024-2028) during its annual meeting held today in Muscat Governorate. According to Oman News Agency, the meeting was attended by OOC board members and 17 General Assembly members representing sports federations, sports personalities, athletes, and a representative from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, along with candidates for the 2024-2028 board membership. The General Assembly also endorsed Dr. Abdullah Khamis Ambusaidi as a Deputy Chairman, in addition to approving several members as per the statutory categories: Taha Sulaiman Al Kushari and Abdullah Mohammed Bamakhalf as representatives of Olympic sports federations, Yousuf Awad Beit Salim representing non-Olympic federations, Khalifa Hamad Al Jabri as the athletes' representative (elected by the Oman Athletes' Committee), and Sayyidah Sanaa Hamad Al Busaidi as the women's sp orts representative. Furthermore, the General Assembly elected six members out of nine candidates for the OOC Board of Directors from Olympic sports federations: Moosa Khamis Al Balushi (Oman Handball Association Chairman), Dr. Marwan Juma Al Juma (Oman Hockey Association Chairman), Said Mohammed Al Hajri (Oman Athletics Association Chairman), Qais Saud Al Zakwani (Representative of Oman Aquatics Association), Eng. Khalfan Saleh Al Na'abi (Oman Basketball Association Chairman), and Eng. Ibrahim Abdullah Al Muqbali (Oman Volleyball Association Chairman). Additionally, the Assembly selected Sheikh Badr Ali Al Rowas and Jihad Abdullah Al Sheikh to fill the two seats allocated for sports personalities in the General Assembly for the 2024-2028 term. The meeting's agenda also included approving the minutes of the extraordinary General Assembly session held on 16 February 2025, reviewing last year's annual report highlighting key administrative and technical achievements, discussing the proposed 2025 activity pla n, examining the financial closing statement for the past fiscal year, the auditor's report, and the current year's budget.