Qatar's Khalil Al Jaber wins membership of World Aquatics
Qatar's Khalil Al Jaber has become a member of the World Aquatics for the new term (2025-2029).
This announcement came during the World Aquatics general assembly held on the sidelines of the ongoing World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday.
Khalil Al Jaber, who served as President of the Qatar Swimming Association from 2008 to 2024, was first elected as a member of World Aquatics in 2017. He was selected at the 2021 general assembly in Doha as one of the members representing the host countries of the World Championships.
Al Jaber also won the position of Vice President of the Asian Aquatics Federation for the term (2024-2029) during the World Aquatics general assembly held last year in Bangkok, Thailand.
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