Mustapha Larfaoui

Mustapha Larfaoui (born 27 November 1932 in Algiers) is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Algeria.^[1] From 1988-March 24, 2009 he served as President of FINA, the international federation that oversees Aquatics.^[2] He was the first African to hold the FINA presidency. He is now Honorary Life President of FINA.^[2]

Larfaoui is a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee^[1] and part of the IOC's Olympic Games study and marketing commission. He is a member of the IOC's evaluation commission for the 2012 Olympic Games. He has been president of the African Swimming Confederation for more than 30 years.^[1]

A former hospital and public health director, he holds degrees in Arabic and French.

Born in 1932, he was a water polo player in his youth. In 1962, at the age of 30, he founded the Algerian Swimming Federation. Also on a national level in 1963, he was a founding member of the Algerian Olympic Committee, serving as secretary general until 1967. Devoted to his continent, he has served as president of the African Swimming Confederation, CANA, from 1987–present (2009)^[1] and the Union of African Sports Confederations.

Resources

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Larfaoui's bio as an IOC Member, from the IOC website; retrieved 2009-07-24.
2. ^ ^{a b} Larfaoui is mentioned as the (now) former FINA President in FINA's FINA General Congress release, published 2009-07-24, on the 2009 FINA General Congress held in Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

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Name	Larfaoui, Mustapha
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