Dr Sultan Fayhan Abaalala (1983)

Professor of law (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Jeddah / Saudi Arabia

LL.M, Indiana University, USA; Associate Professor in Law; Director of Investment Division at King Abdul Aziz University; Chairman of Private Law Department, Faculty of Law, King Abdul Aziz University; Founder Member of Arab Federation for International Arbitration, Cairo, Egypt.

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Mr Ahmed Aboemarah (1986)

Lawyer (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

LL.M Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, USA; Executive Director of Legal Affairs, Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA); Head of Legal Affairs, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC); Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Saudi Arabia Maritime Sports Federation; Chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation.

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Mr Abdulwahhab Al Hinai (1981)

Attorney-at-law (Oman) Ar/Eng
Muscat / Oman

MBA University of Strathclyde (2013); LLM Kings College London (2011); Lawyer in the Sultanate of Oman; Chairman of the Omani Sports Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee (2015- ); Member of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Ethics Committee; Member of the Asian Swimming Federation Ethics Committee.

Mr Mohammad Al Kamali (1970)

Lawyer (United Arab Emirates) Eng/Ar
Dubai / United Arab Emirates

Bachelor of Law from Dubai Police Academy; Diploma in Commercial Law; Certificate in Commercial Arbitration; UAE Parliament Member; General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare Board Member; UAE National Olympic Committee Secretary General and Executive Office Member; Vice President of UAE Equestrian Federation; Dubai Sports Council Board and Executive Office Member; Chairman of the Founding Committee of GCC Court of Arbitration for Sport; GCC Olympic Executive Board Member; Olympic Council of Asia Executive Board Member and Chairman of Culture Committee; Association of National Olympic Committees Member of Statutory Committee; Board Member of Association of National Olympic Committees; Dubai Sports Council Chairman of Professionalism and Development Committee; Dubai Sports Council Chairman of Dubai International Sports Conference; Chef de mission for London 2012 Olympic Games; UAE Professional League Member of Founding Team.

Mr Essa Bin Mohammed Al Sulaiti (1990)

Attorney-at-law (Qatar) Eng/Ar
Doha / Qatar

Executive Masters (LLM) in Sports Law from Qatar Olympic Academy; Attorney and Arbitrator at Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm (2015- ); Member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee; Member of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal (QSAT); Former athlete - competed for Qatar in taekwondo, endurance horse riding and football.

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Mr Salman Al-Ansari (1981)

Lawyer (Qatar) Eng/Ar
Doha / Qatar

Vice-President of the Foundation of Qatar Sports Arbitration (2016- ); Qatar Player's Association (2015- ); Al-Ansari & Associates (2007- ); Qatar University College of Law (2008- ); Member of the Appeal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.

Ms Maha Al-Mogren (1987)

Lawyer (Saudi Arabia) Ar/Eng
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

LLM; Managing Partner at the Law Office of Maha Al-Mogren (2022- ); Deputy Chief of Ethics & Compliance at World Aquatics IntegrityUnit (2023- ).

Mr Saied Al-Zahrani (1977)

Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

Member of the Saudi Bar Association; Owner and Manager of Aman Law Firm; Head of Al-Omari Group of Legal Consultations (2007- ); Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Saudi Shooting Federation Disciplinary Committee; Member of the Election Committee of the Saudi Football Federation; Former Sport Arbitrator at the Saudi Sports Center (2016-2021).

Mr Bandar Alhamidani (1983)

Lawyer (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

LLM in international Sports Law; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Saudi Arabian Football Federation; Member of the Legal Committee of the Arab Gulf Football Federation; Arbitrator before Saudi Sport Arbitration Center; 4th Deputy Chairman of the AFC Entry Control Body.

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Mr Ahmed Alosaymi (1987)

Lawyer (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

Masters degree in Comparative Legal Studies; Bachelor degree in law; Advisor at the Ministry of Sport of Saudi Arabia; Former Head of Integrity at the Asian Football Confederation (2018-2023); Former Senior Legal Manager at International Centre for Sport Security (2013-2017); Former Advisor to the President of Air Sport Federation of Asia (2017-2018); Former member of the Legal Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (2015-2017).

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Sultan Mohammad Alsamel (1980)

Lawyer (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree in law; Master's degree in science; Chief Legal Officer at Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) (2016- ); Certified Arbitrator at Saudi Sports Arbitration Centre (SSAC) (2017- ).

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Mr Sultan Naser S. Alsowaidi (1987)

Lawyer & Arbitrator (Bahrain) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

LLM International Commercial Law, City University; Assistant Secretary General for Legislative & Legal Affairs at the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Riyadh) (2021- ); Director of the Department of Legislation & the Official Gazette at the Legislative & Legal Opinion Commissions LLOC (Bahrain) (2019- ); Arbitrator in the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution in Sports BCDR; in-house lawyer for the Bahrain Football Association; Member of the Marketing Committee of the Gulf Football Federation (2016- ); Member of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Head of Legal Affairs Committee of Bahrain Football Federation (2017- ); Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee (2019-2023); Former member of the Legal Committee of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFAAC) (2019-2023); Former member of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Dispute Resolution Authority GCC (2021-2025).

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Mr Jahangir Baglari (1955)

Lawyer (Iran) Eng/Ar
Teheran / Iran

Attorney at law; LL.B Tehran University, LLM in Private Law; Head of Legal Department (Physical Education Organization) Sport Ministry Iran (10 years); Former Associate Member of the Law Firm 4-5 Grays Inn Square London, UK; Appeal Committee Member in AFC (Asian Football Confederation). 

Dr Ghada M. Darwish (1984)

Attorney-at-law (Qatar) Ar/Eng
Doha / Qatar

Founder and Managing Partner Ghada M. Darwish Karbon Law Firm (2012-present); Head of Investigations and Legal Advice Division at the National Human Rights Commission of Qatar; Regional Committee Officer for the International Bar Association Arab Regional Forum; Regional Coordinator for the International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitration Forum; Founding Member of the Worldwide Lawyers Association; Executive Masters Degree in Sports Law Qatar Olympics Academy; LLM in Public Law Cairo University.

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Mr Jalal (Jil) El Ahdab (1973)

Attorney-at-law (Lebanon / France) Fr/Eng/Ar
Paris / France

PhD, Doctorate in law (Paris I); Maître de conférence at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, Sciences Po-Paris (2005- ); Partner, Dispute Resolution, Bird & Bird Paris (2018- ); Former Senior Associate at Orrick Rambaud Martel in Paris.

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Ms Laila El Shentenawi (1983)

Attorney-at-law (Egypt) Eng/Ar
Dubai / United Arab Emirates

Master in Law and Business MLB, Bucerius Law School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management; Admitted to the bar in Egypt; Senior Legal Counsel, Siemens, Dubai (2019- ); Board Member of the International Mediation Institute (IMI); Former Senior Associate, Al Tamimi & Company (2014-2019); Former Legal Advisor, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2008-2012); Former Officer for the IBA Mediation Committee and Officer for the DIFC LCIA Users’ Council.

Mr Hussein Fathy (1951)

Judge (Egypt) Eng/Ar
Kuwait City / Kuwait

Vice-Chairman, Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority; Legal Adviser, Ministers Cabinet (1981- ); Legal Adviser, Youth Minister, (2000- ); Legal Adviser, Cairo Arbitration Centre (1992- ); Former Member, Arbitration Committee, IHF; Vice President, Egyptian Handball Federation; Former Member of Egyptian National Handball team.

Dr Mahmoud Hammami (1958)

Lawyer (Tunisia) Fr/Eng/Ar
Tunis / Tunisia

PHD in private law (University of Montpellier); Chief Executive Officer of SNDP-AGIL; General Treasurer, Tunisian Football Federation - FTF (2001-2010); General Secretary National Olympic Committee - CNOT (2010- ); Finance Committee Member, CAF (2002- ); Finance Committee Member, Union Arab Football Association (2004- ).

Ms Claudine Helou (1974)

Attorney-at-law (Lebanon) Fr/Eng/Ar
Beirut / Lebanon

LL.M General Law, Lebanese University, Lebanon; Master in International Dispute Resolution, University of Dundee, UK; Attorney-at-law; Managing Partner at HSLF, Beirut, Lebanon; Specialized in international commercial arbitration.

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Mr Majid Khuthaila (1976)

Attorney-at-law (Saudi Arabia) Eng/Ar
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia

Attorney-at-law & Legal Consultant, Managing Director of Majid Khuthaila Law Firm (2014- ); Member of Saudi Arabian Football Federation General Assembly's Technical Committee; Member of the Legal Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia; Former Secretary General Saudi Sport Arbitration Center (SSAC); Former Executive Director of Legal Department of Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee.

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Ms Aysha Mutaywea (1986)

Arbitrator (Bahrain) Eng/Ar
Manama / Bahrain

Admitted to the Bar of Bahrain; Resident Partner at Mena Chambers (2015 - ); Bahrain representative ICSID (2021-2027); Bahrain representative ICC International Court of Arbitration (2021-2024); Former Acting Senior Case Manager, Tribunal Secretary and Case Manager at Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (2009-2015); Former National level chess, basketball, volleyball and beach volleyball player; represented Bahrain in chess and volleyball at the Asian Games in 2006 (Macau) and 2007 (Doha).

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Judge Chedli Rahmani (1968)

(Tunisia) Fr/Eng/Ar
Tunis / Tunisia

Vice Chairman of the Court of First Instance of Ariana (Tunisia); President of the tax chamber; Formerly member of Civil and Commercial Chamber in several governorates of Tunisia; Member of the Criminal Chamber; Social Security Judge; Family Court Judge; Arbitrator with Tunisian Court of Arbitration for 5 years; Former President of the Disciplinary Committee of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Member of the Legal Committee and Competitions Committee of the Chess Arab Union; President of the Tunisian Chess Federation; Former international chess player with the Tunisian team.

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Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf (1971)

Lawyer (Egypt) Fr/Eng/Ar
Cairo / Egypt

Attorney at law, Partner, Abdel Raouf Law Firm, Cairo-Egypt; Former Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA [2012-2016]) and Associate Professor at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; International commercial arbitration and ADR as well as in commercial contracts, investment agreements, construction, real estate and sports-related disputes.

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Dr Chady Saad (1980)

Lawyer (Lebanon) Eng/Fr/Ar
Beirut / Lebanon

PhD in Law from Paris Saclay University; Bar Admission (Paris, Beirut); Attorney-at-law, Harfouche and SAAD Law Firm (Beirut/Paris); Dean of the Faculty of Law at Université la Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon; Adjunct Lecturer, Panthéon-Sorbonne University; Arbitrator, Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Center (LAMC) and Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC); Former Director, Sports Arbitration Center, Lebanon; Former President, Appeal and Objection Committee, Lebanese Basketball Federation; Former Member of the Appeal Committee of the Lebanese Football Federation.

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Dr Ismail Selim (1975)

Doctor of law (Egypt) Eng/Fr/Ar
Cairo / Egypt

Ph.D in international Dijon School of Law, France, Former Prosecutor and Judge in the Egyptian Judiciary (1998-2009); Registered on the Egyptian Bar (2010); Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA); Lecturer at Sorbonne University Paris I; Former Partner in international law firms in Cairo (2013-2016).

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Mr Abdallah Shehata (1991)

Attorney-at-law (Egypt) Eng/Ar
Cairo / Egypt

Masters in International Law; Head of Legal at Al Ahly Football Company (Subsidiary of Al Ahly Sporting Club) in Cairo (2024- ); Former Attorney-at-law at Sportiva Law Firm; Former Chair of the Hearing & Disciplinary Panel of the Egyptian National Anti-Doping Organization (2021-2024); Former Legal Counsel of Al Nassr Club of KSA (2018-2019); Sports law lecturer and public speaker.

Ms Rabab Yasseen (1962)

Attorney-at-law (Iraq / Switzerland) Eng/Fr/Ar
Geneva / Switzerland

Attorney-at-law; Solicitor (England and Wales); CEDR Accredited Mediator; Partner, Mentha Avocats, Geneva (2005- ); Deputy Judge, Geneva Civil Courts (2007- ); Member of the OPEC Appeals Committee (2023- ); Vice President of the OPEC Fund Administrative Tribunal (2022- ); Chair of the Sanctions Appeals Committee of the African Development Bank (2024- ); Member of the World Bank Sanctions Board (2019- ); Member of the ADR Committee of the ILA; Former Member of the ICC Arbitration Commission; Former Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee of CRCICA; Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Rio Olympic Games (2016).

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Dr Karim Youssef (1978)

Attorney-at-law (Egypt) Fr/Eng/Ar
Giza / Egypt

J.S.D; Managing Partner of Youssef & Partners Attorneys, Giza; Former Partner and Head of Middle-East Arbitration and International Law Practices, Amereller Legal Consultants, Cairo & Dubai; See CV for full details.

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Mr Alain Zahlan de Cayetti (1967)

Attorney-at-law (France) Eng/Fr/Sp/Ar
Paris / France

Arbitrator and strategic consultant; Founding partner of DeCayetti Arbitration & Strategy Consulting; Former lawyer at the Paris Bar; Lecturer at Sorbonne University (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Paris-Saclay University (France); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

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