Headed by Ahmed Bin Shafar

Ahmed bin Rashid issues a decision forming the Board of Directors of Al Wasl Club

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Al Wasl Sports Club, issued Administrative Decision No. (3) of 2022, forming a new board of directors for Al Wasl Sports Club, to serve for a period of four years, subject to renewal.

The decision stipulated that Ahmed Mohammed bin Shafar will assume the presidency of the Board of Directors, whose membership includes: Hariz Al Murr bin Hariz, Walid Mohammed Al Shaibani, Tariq Saeed Al Shehhi, Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad, Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Tunaiji and Mohammed Omar Al Tayer.

In the same context, the Board of Directors of Al Wasl Football Company was formed under the chairmanship of Ahmed Muhammad bin Shafar, Walid Muhammad Al Shaibani as Vice President, and the membership of: Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Tunaiji, Majid Muhammad Obaidullah, and Omar Sultan Al Mesmar.

While the presidency of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company in Al Wasl Sports Club was entrusted to Huraiz Al Murr bin Huraiz, Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad as Vice President, and the membership of: Muhammad Uzair Al Shafar, Khalid Majid bin Thaniah, and Hamid Hamid bin Lahej.

In addition, the formation of the board of directors for the collective and individual games sector in Al Wasl Sports Club was as follows: Tariq Saeed Al Shehhi as Chairman, Muhammad Omar Al Tayer as Vice Chairman, and the members: Nabil Abdul Karim Al Falasi, Khayyam Abdulaziz Falaknaz, and Abdullah Ateeq Bourguiba.

The club stated in a statement that the new board of directors includes distinguished quality expertise in sports and administration, as Ahmed Mohammed bin Shafar has more than 27 years of experience in senior leadership positions, including eight years spent at Standard Chartered Bank, in addition to his work as CEO of the Emirates Cooling Systems Corporation. Central (Empower) since its establishment in 2004, knowing that he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California in Los Angeles, and as a result of his distinguished efforts in working in the field of refrigeration, the International Association of District Cooling has chosen Ahmed Muhammad bin Shafar as a member of the board of directors of the state-based association Headquartered in the United States of America in 2013, in addition to his work as an international consultant for the application of district cooling in the world, and a special advisor for district cooling to the United Nations Environment Program in the United States of America since 2014, and he has also chaired the Board of Directors of Empower Logistics, which specializes in insulated pipe systems since 2007. , as suchIn 2020, Ahmed Mohammed bin Shafar assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the District Cooling Operators Association in Dubai, in addition to his chairmanship of the Executive Board of Directors of bin Shafar Holding Company since 2012, and the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of Al Shafar National Contracting (SNC) since 1998.

On the sports front, Ahmed bin Shafar held many positions, including membership in the Board of Directors of the Dubai Sports Council, which he held from 2009 to 2022, in addition to his work as Chairman of the Investment and Projects Committee of the Dubai Sports Council for 13 years, in addition to his presidency of the Board of Directors of Hamdan Sports Complex since 2018. .

The members of the Board of Directors of Al-Wasl Club also have qualitative experiences in the sports and administrative fields, as the member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Investment Company in Al-Wasl Club Hariz Al-Murr bin Huraiz has a balance of practical experience that he benefited from the reality of his work as Executive Director of the Development and Welfare Sector in the Community Development Authority, in addition to his membership in the Board of Directors Management of the International Marine Sports Federation and National Bonds Corporation Dubai, knowing that he holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from United States International University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Point Loma Nazrine University in the United States of America.

Walid Al-Shaibani, a member of the Board of Directors of Al-Wasl Club, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Wasl Football Company, is considered one of the elements that are distinguished by the sports management experience from the reality of his studies in sports management and obtaining a master’s degree in it, as well as his extensive experience in the field of football, which he gained as a former player in Al-Wasl Club. In addition to his administrative experience, he worked as an employee in Dubai Municipality.

In the same context, the experiences of the Board Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the team and individual games sector in Al Wasl Club, Tariq Al Shehhi, who is distinguished as a former handball player in Al Wasl, qualifies him to be one of the elements of success in leading and managing the team and individual games sector.

Ibrahim Al-Haddad, a member of the Board of Directors of Al-Wasl Sports Club, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company in Al-Wasl, is distinguished by qualitative management experience, from his work as CEO of Salik PJSC, in addition to his role in laying the foundational building blocks for the two companies (Salik and Hala Taxi). .

In the same way, Ahmed Al Tunaiji, a member of Al Wasl Club’s board of directors, has distinguished experiences, as he currently works as an employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, knowing that he holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of (British Geister) in business administration.

Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Tunaiji has previously played football as a player in Al Wasl and Al-Natbq Club, in addition to his current work as the national team supervisor, and a member of the Football Association’s Strategic Committee, as well as a member of the National Teams and Technical Affairs Committee of the Football Association.

In turn, Mohammed Omar Al Tayer, a member of the Board of Directors of Al Wasl Sports Club, is distinguished by distinguished management experiences that he obtained through his continuous work as an officer in the Dubai Police since 2006, in addition to his scientific qualification by obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Higher Diploma in Accounting.

• Members of the Board of Directors of Al Wasl Sports Club

include qualitative expertise in the sports and administrative fields.

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