JEDDAH (KSA) April 7(APP): General Assembly of Islamic Solidarity Sport Federation (ISSF) is all set to hold its extraordinary meeting on Monday (8th April).
According to a press release issued by ISSF on Sunday, General Assembly of ISSF will elect its new president of board of directors of ISSF, replacing Turki Al-Sheikh who has resigned recently. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al Faisal who is the president of Saudi Sport Authority will be nominated as the new President of ISSF from 2019 till 2021. The chairman of the Board for the period between 2019 and 2021 will be named.
Dr. Yousef AlOthaimeen, the General Secretary of the OIC will attend the meeting where the fifth version of the Islamic Solidarity Games in 2021 will be discussed.
The objective of Islamic Solidarity Sport Federation (ISSF) is to supervise organising of a multi-sport event, called the Islamic Solidarity Games that is held once every four years, and to organise tournaments and championships among (OIC) member states’ sporting teams. Established in 1985 with its permanent Headquarters in Riyadh, the federation is actively engaged in preparation of 5th Islamic Solidarity Games which will be organized in 2021, in Istanbul,Turkey.
Source VNS Jeddah
