National Olympic Committee of Iraq

National Olympic Committee of Iraq
National Olympic Committee of Iraq logo
Country Iraq
CodeIRQ
Created1948 (original)
2004 (reconstituted)
Recognized1948
Continental
Association		OCA
HeadquartersBaghdad, Iraq
PresidentAqeel Moften
Secretary GeneralHaytham Abdulhamid
Websiteofficial website

The National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI; Arabic: اللجنة الاولمبية الوطنية العراقية; IOC Code: IRQ) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Iraq. It was established in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

After the invasion of Iraq, it was officially dissolved in May 2003 by L. Paul Bremer under Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2,[1] but was reestablished in February 2004 with the assistance of the International Olympic Committee.[2]

Its current president is Aqeel Moften and director general is Haytham Abdulhamid.

The committee organizes the Iraqi participation in the Olympic Games, choose the participants and run the training program. It has 16 Olympic national federations members and 7 by the IOC national federations members.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2: Dissoulution of Entities
  2. ↑ "Olympic Officials Reverse Iraq Ban". ABC News. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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