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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) President Khalil bin Ahmed al Mohannadi was on Saturday elected the president of the Arab Table Tennis Union (ATTU) in Tunisia.
Mohannadi, who is also ITTF deputy president and the presidential candidate for ITTF's elections which will held in May, will be heading the Arab Table Tennis Union for the 2017-2020 tenure.
He replaces Mohammad Husseini, who decided not to run for another cycle. Mohannadi's election was received with acclaim by the members of the committee at the elections that took place during the Annual General Meeting.
Mohannadi's election gives him another opportunity to work for the development of the game as he prepares for the electoral battle for presidency of the International Table Tennis Federation, which will be held in Germany in May.
"I want to transform the ATTU for a generation of young people by laying the foundations of a true system, in which they can work in the future. We promise to build a system that will constitute a sophisticated ideology that will contribute towards the progress of the game of table tennis," said Mohannadi.
The ATTU, in its new council of seven members, also elected Alaa Meshraf from Egypt for the post of vice-president.
The other five members that were elected are: Wael Noureddine from Lebanon, Issam Alfaquir from Yemen, Alhaji Monquid from Morocco, Kamal Zitouni from Algeria and Radwan Mohammed Sharif from Palestine.
Mohannadi stressed that this new system welcomes anyone who wants to contribute to the development of Arab table tennis.
"This is the beginning of a new era for the union and we will all work as a team and spare no effort through our new programmes and plans," he added.
The meeting was held in the presence of Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees Saad bin Saleh al Sufiyan, and a majority of other members of the 12 Arab countries that have the right to vote.
Sufiyan acknowledged the enthusiasm shown by all the countries and applauded the election of Mohannadi as president.
He said Mohannadi's leadership will help in unifying the Arab countries and is a beginning of a new era for Arab table tennis.
