Founder and Chairman of ICSS Mohammed Hanzab being honoured.
Cairo: Founder and Chairman of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Mohammed Hanzab yesterday received official recognition by Arab League in honour of his work and achievements in the field of sport for peace and development and the organisation’s commitment to promote sport values across nations since its inception in 2010.
The recognition was announced during a ceremony organised by the Secretariat General of Arab League on the occasion of the first commemoration of the Arab Sustainability Day launched in the context of Arab efforts to implement the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan.
The event, which took place in the headquarters of the League, based in Cairo, was held under the theme of “Pioneers of Sustainability in the Arab region” and featured, inter alia, a session on “Entrepreneurship in the era of sustainability” and a competition between young entrepreneurs in the areas of sustainability.
The list of the honoured personalities also features several dignitaries, including H E Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of Arab League, HRH Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, and Dr. Hala El Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development of the Arab Republic of Egypt, along with Pan-Arab officials and representatives of public and private sectors and civil society.
H E Ahmed Aboul Gheit lauded Hanzab’s contributions in protecting values of sport and sport integrity as part of the ICSS’s continued efforts in implementing and introducing innovative sport-based initiatives and projects.
Mohammed Hanzab, Founder and Chairman of the ICSS expressed his deepest thanks and gratitude to H E Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of Arab League, praising the launch of the Arab Sustainability Day initiated by Arab League.
