Abdel Mohamed Halim

Biographical information

RolesAdministrator
SexMale
Full nameAbdel Mohamed•Halim
Used nameAbdel Mohamed•Halim
Born10 April 1910 in Omdurman, Al-Khartum (SUD)
Died17 April 2009 in Khartoum, Al-Khartum (SUD)
NOC Sudan

Biography

Abdel Mohamed Halim studied at Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum but then attended medical school at the Kitchener School of Medicine. He was a medical doctor who later entered politics and became the mayor of Khartoum from 1956-60, and also a member of the Supreme Council of State. As a physician he served as the director of his hospital and the first chairman of Sudan’s medical association, and in 1948 became the first Sudanese to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and was elected a fellow of that college in 1962. In sports administration, Halim made a big contribution to African football as a founding member of the continent’s football federation in 1957, organizer of the first African Nations Cup the same year in his native Sudan, and African Football Supremo in 1987-88. He was also an Executive Committee member of FIFA and served on several FIFA commissions. Halim was an IOC member 1968-82 and later an honorary IOC Member.

Organization roles

Role Organization Tenure NOC As
President Sudan Olympic Committee 1956—1959 SUD Abdel Mohamed Halim
President Sudan Olympic Committee 1964—1970 SUD Abdel Mohamed Halim
Member International Olympic Committee 1968—1982 SUD Abdel Mohamed Halim
Honorary International Olympic Committee 1989—2009 SUD Abdel Mohamed Halim

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