# IHF Council

The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the IHF Congress. The council is a non-executive, supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for IHF and global handball.

## Composition

The council is made up of the following individuals:
* IHF President
* IHF 1st Vice-President
* AHF: one vice-president and one member
* CAHB: one vice-president and one member
* EHF: one vice-president and one member
* NACHC: one member
* OCHF: one member
* SCAHC: one member
* IHF Treasurer
* Two IHF Executive Members
* Chairperson of COC
* Chairperson of PRC
* Chairperson of CCM
* Chairperson of CD
* Chairperson of MC
* Chairperson of AC

## IHF Council 2021 — 2025

| Designation | Name | Country |
| President | Hassan Moustafa | Egypt |
| 1st Vice-President | Joël Delplanque | France |
| Vice-Presidents | Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab | Kuwait |
| Vice-Presidents | Michael Wiederer | Austria |
| Vice-Presidents | Mansourou Aremou | Benin |
| Treasurer | Anna Rapp | Sweden |
| Executive Members | Narcisa Lecușanu | Romania |
| Executive Members | František Táborský | Czech Republic |
| Chairperson of IHF Commission of Organising And Competitions (COC) | Per Bertelsen | Denmark |
| Chairperson of IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) | Per Morten Sødal | Norway |
| Chairperson of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) | Dietrich Späte | Germany |
| Chairperson of IHF Medical Commission (MC) | Vacant | |
| Chairperson of IHF Commission for Development (CD) | Tomislav Grahovac | Croatia |
| Chairperson of IHF Athletes' Commission (ATC) | Vacant | |
| Representative of AHF | Yoshihide Watanabe | Japan |
| Representative of CAHB | Charles Omboumahou | Republic of the Congo |
| Representative of EHF | Predrag Bošković | Montenegro |
| Representative of OCHF | Ricardo Blas | Guam |
| Representative of NACHC | Mario García de la Torre | Mexico |
| Representative of SCAHC | Marcel Mancilla Bravo | Chile |

## General conditions

If a continental confederation has at least 15 national federations as full members, it may nominate a council member for the continent that shall be confirmed by the IHF Congress. Each continental confederation may nominate one vice-president if it has at least 23 national federations as full members. The council shall convene at least twice a year. The term of office of council members shall be four years; re-election is possible. In case of urgent business, the president may seek to make resolutions and decisions by mail between council meetings. Council is the body that awards the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and IHF World Women's Handball Championship.

## IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions

IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions (COC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Per Bertelsen | Denmark |
| African Representative | Khaled Hammouda | Egypt |
| Asian Representative | Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi | Kuwait |
| European Representative | Peter Sichelschmidt | Germany |
| Members | Mohamed Jaber Al-Mulla | Qatar |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |

## IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission

IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Per Morten Sødal | Norway |
| African Representative | Aimé Mbengue | Senegal |
| Asian Representative | Saleh Ashour | United Arab Emirates |
| European Representative | Dragan Nachevski | North Macedonia |
| Members | François García | France |
| Members | Bjarne Munk Jensen | Denmark |
| Members | Monika Hagen | Sweden |

## IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods

IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Dietrich Späte | Germany |
| African Representative | Nahla Boudhina | Tunisia |
| Asian Representative | Chung Hyung-kyun | South Korea |
| European Representative | Péter Kovács | Hungary |
| Members | Jorge Dueñas de Galarza | Spain |
| Members | Paul Landuré | France |
| Members | Mats Olsson | Sweden |

## IHF Medical Commission

IHF Medical Commission (MC) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name |
| Chairperson | Vacant |
| African Representative | Vacant |
| Asian Representative | Vacant |
| European Representative | Vacant |
| Oceania Representative | Vacant |
| Members | Vacant |
| Members | Vacant |
| Members | Vacant |

## IHF Commission for Development

IHF Commission for Development (CD) is composed of one chairperson and seven members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Tomislav Grahovac | Croatia |
| African Representative | Yazid Souadi | Morocco |
| Asian Representative | Sari Hamdan | Jordan |
| European Representative | Helmut Höritsch | Austria |
| Oceania Representative | Makiroa Mitchell-John | Cook Islands |
| Members | Carline Choute | Haiti |
| Members | Edgar Hubner | Brazil |
| Members | Vacant | |

## IHF Interim Athletes' Commission

IHF Athletes' Commission is composed of one chairperson and four members elected by the players participating in the Summer Olympic Games every four years.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc | Poland |
| Members | Aleh Astrashapkin | Belarus |
| Members | Marco Oneto | Chile |
| Members | Vincent Gérard | France |
| Members | Johannes Bitter | Germany |
| Members | Gergely Harsányi | Hungary |
| Members | Crina Pintea | Romania |

## IHF Arbitration Commission

IHF Arbitration Commission is composed of one chairperson and ten members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Lovro Badžim | Croatia |
| Members | Mouadh Ben Zaied | Tunisia |
| Members | Nurul Fazal Bulbul | Bangladesh |
| Members | Miguel Fernandes | Portugal |
| Members | Filip Miloshevski | North Macedonia |
| Members | Elena Borrás Alcaraz | Spain |
| Members | Elizabeth Ling Yang | Hong Kong |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |

## IHF Arbitration Tribunal

IHF Arbitration Tribunal is composed of one chairperson and ten members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Zoran Radojičić | Montenegro |
| Members | Abdulla Musfir Al-Hayyan | Kuwait |
| Members | Agata Dziarnowska | Poland |
| Members | Pedro Mourão | Portugal |
| Members | Juan María Pérez-Ortiz | Spain |
| Members | Maxim Gulevich | Russia |
| Members | Juan Pablo Montes Mery | Chile |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |
| Members | Vacant | |

## IHF Ethics Commission

IHF Ethics Commission is composed of one chairperson and five members elected by the IHF Congress.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairperson | Hussein Moustafa Fathy | Egypt |
| Members | Amatékoé Kangni | Togo |
| Members | Jorge Pulido Vázquez | Mexico |
| Members | David Barrufet | Spain |
| Members | José Costa | Portugal |
| Members | Roman Lebedenko | Russia |

## IHF Beach Handball Working Group

IHF Beach Handball Working Group (BHWG) is composed of one chairman and four members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairman | Giampiero Masi | Italy |
| Members | Panos Antoniou | Cyprus |
| Members | Fernando Posada | Spain |
| Members | Burak Tezcan | Turkey |
| Members | Saša Kuburović | Serbia |

## IHF Handball at School Working Group

IHF Handball at School Working Group is composed of one chairwoman and two members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairwoman | Ilona Hapkova | Czech Republic |
| Members | Craig Rot | United States |
| Members | Dr. Nabeel Taha Al-Shebab | Bahrain |
| Members | Dr. Gerard Lasierra Aguila | Spain |

## IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group

IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group is composed of one chairman and four members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairman | František Táborský | Czech Republic |
| Members | Jerzy Eliasz | Poland |
| Members | Minoru Kino | Japan |
| Members | Flávio Anderson Pedrosa de Melo | Brazil |
| Members | Nicole Rabenseifner | Austria |

## IHF Women’s Handball Working Group

IHF Women's Handball Working Group is composed of one chairwoman and four members elected by the IHF Council.
| Designation | Name | Country |
| Chairwoman | Narcisa Lecușanu | Romania |
| Members | Bente Aksnes | Norway |
| Members | Lyudmila Bodniyeva | Russia |
| Members | Alexandra do Nascimento | Brazil |
| Members | Leonor Mallozzi | Portugal |
| Members | Gulnara Turlykhanova | Kazakhstan |

## List of IHF secretaries general

The following is the list of IHF secretaries general.
| S. No. | Name | Country | Term |
| 1. | Carl Filip Borgh | Sweden | 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950 |
| 2. | Albert Wagner | Switzerland | 9 September 1950 – 23 August 1972 |
| 3. | Max Rinkenburger | West Germany | 23 August 1972 – 14 September 1988 |
| 4. | Raymond Hahn | France | 14 September 1988 – 2 December 2004 |
| 5. | Peter Mühlematter | Switzerland | 2 December 2004 – 4 June 2009 |
| 6. | Joël Delplanque | France | 4 June 2009 – 2 May 2011 |
| Post abolished on 2 May 2011. Since then the position is managed by a salaried Managing Director. ||||
| 1. | Ms. Amal Khalifa | Egypt | 2 May 2011 – present |

## List of IHF treasurers

| S. No. | Name | Country | Term |
| 1. | Wolf Lyberg | Sweden | 11 July 1946 – 9 September 1950 |
| 2. | Jan Krijgsman | Netherlands | 9 September 1950 – 27 September 1954 |
| 3. | Max Rinkenburger | West Germany | 27 September 1954 – 23 August 1972 |
| 4. | Anders Fredslund Pedersen | Denmark | 23 August 1972 – 25 July 1984 |
| 5. | Raymond Hahn | France | 25 July 1984 – 14 September 1988 |
| 6. | Rudi Glock | West Germany | 14 September 1988 – 26 November 2000 |
| 7. | Miguel Roca Mas | Spain | 26 November 2000 – 4 June 2009 |
| 8. | Sandi Šola* | Croatia | 4 June 2009 – 19 December 2015 |
| Acting | Miguel Roca Mas | Spain | 19 December 2015 – 11 November 2017 |
| 9. | Anna Rapp | Sweden | 11 November 2017 – present |
* Sandi Šola was asked by IHF Council to resign during the IHF Council meeting held in Herning (Denmark) on 19 December 2015. Then IHF 1st Vice-President Miguel Roca Mas (Spain) held the charge until the next IHF Congress in 2017.

## List of IHF managing directors

| S. No. | Name | Country | Term |
| 1. | Friedhelm Peppmeier | West Germany | 1973 – 1984 |
| 2. | Jörg Bahrke | West Germany | 1984 – 1993 |
| 3. | Frank Birkefeld | Germany | 1993 – 2007 |
| 4. | Ms. Amal Khalifa | Egypt | 2007 – present |