Machine-translated — pending professional review.
Today, Sunday, HRH the President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Harbi as president of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation for the 2024-2028 electoral term.
Al-Harbi extended his thanks and appreciation to HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sport, for his trust in appointing him as chairman of the board of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation for the coming electoral term. The federation’s board comprises
Dr. Ahmed Al-Ahmari as vice-president, with the membership of Mrs. Al-Rabab Hussein Al-Hayy – Dr. Ahmed Saeed Al-Omari – Mrs. Ghada Abdulrahman Al-Tassan – Mr. Fawaz bin Owaidh Al-Osaimi – Mrs. Hasnaa Fadl Al-Najm.
Al-Harbi expressed his pride in this precious trust, asking God Almighty to grant him help and guidance in serving the nation, and praying for success in his mission and in contributing, alongside his colleagues at the weightlifting federation, to raising the sporting level of the game to what Saudi youth and the lovers of this storied sport aspire to, under the support and care of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his trustworthy Crown Prince — may God protect them — and the follow-up of the Minister of Sport to take the Saudi sports sector to the highest levels.
Al-Harbi, who holds a master’s degree in management information systems, began his journey with the sport in 1985 as an athlete for ten years, before becoming an international referee in the sport in 1997. Al-Harbi joined the federation as a board member in 2013 for three years, before assuming the federation presidency in 2016. He has held international positions through membership of the Asian federation’s executive office, the first vice-presidency of the Arab federation, and as an international lecturer in the sport’s rules; he currently serves as a member of the executive office of the International Weightlifting Federation and secretary-general of the Asian Weightlifting Federation.
