Fahim Hashimy
| Fahim Hashimy | |
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| 2nd President of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee | |
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Assumed office 30 April 2014 | |
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1 January 1980 Kabul, Afghanistan |
Fahim Hashimy (born on 01 January 1980) is an Afghan businessman and entrepreneur and is the second and current elected President of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee. The 33-year-old has served as acting vice-president for the last month, and replaced Mohammad Zaher Aghbar, who stood down four months ago after heading a body which had less autonomy and was under the auspices of the National Sport Directorate.[1]
Businesses
Fahim Hashimy is one of Afghanistan’s leading entrepreneurs. In 2005 he began building one of the largest logistics companies in Afghanistan, focusing on providing critical services and material resources to the Afghan Government and International Forces. In 2010 Fahim Hashimy launched, 1TV Afghanistans second largest TV Network, the centerpiece of GroupOne, a media production and the strategic communications group MCXI. This venture is part of the Hashimy Group, an Afghan conglomerate with interests in fuel logistics, manufacturing, airlines, trading, and construction. As many Afghan and international investors have expressed reservations about investing in Afghanistan after 2014, Fahim Hashimy has made it clear that he believes that at this critical juncture in the nation’s history, it is more important to invest now than ever before.
A NOC presidency
Hashimy was elected to an four-year term as NOC President at the A NOC General Assembly in Kabul on 30 April 2014. He secured 27 votes in the first round of voting, giving him the majority needed to be elected. He succeeds Mohammad Zaher Aghbar who served as ANOC President from 2009 to 2014.[1][2] [3] [4]
Following his election as NOC President, Hahimy stated that he wanted "to create a world class NOC and that he also want to increase the participation of women in sports and show that culturally you can be a good Muslim woman but also a good athlete."[1] Further he mentioned that the election was a historic day[5] and that he now wants to take the NOC to the next level.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Butler, Nick (1 May 2014). ""We want to produce a world class organisation", says new Afghanistan National Olympic Committee chief". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Olympic Committee". star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Olympic Committee elects new president". miamiherald.com. Miami Herald. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Fahim Hashimy Elected as National Olympic Committee President". 1tvnews.af. 1TV. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- 1 2 Devlin, Nik (1 May 2014). "New Afghan NOC President Building Trust, Transparency". aroundtherings.com. Around The Rings. Retrieved 22 January 2016.