Arabian Horse

UAE’s Faisal Al-Rahmani elected
IFAHR chairman
The UAE nominee Faisal Al-Rahmani has
unanimously won the chairmanship of the International
Federation of Arabian Horse Racing
Authorities, IFAHR, during the General Assembly
elections held in Paris on Saturday, September 30.
Faisal Al-Rahmani, who is a passionate ownerbreeder
of Purebred Arabian horses, replaces Qatari
Sami Jassim Al Boenain as the new IFAHR
Chairman.
Faisal Al Rahmani is the Deputy Director of the
Emirates Arabian Horse Association and is the
Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, General
Supervisor of Al Ain Race Track, UAE Director
of Horse Auction.
Al Rahmani has always been a vocal supporter
of Purebred Arabian racing and has
represented the UAE owners and breeders
at international forums like the World Arabian
Horse Racing Conference organised by
the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival.
Commenting on Faisal Al-Rahmani election
as IFAHR Chairman, Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive
Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed
Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat
Racing Festival, Chairperson of the International
Federation of Horse Racing Academies
(IFHRA) and Chairperson of Ladies &
Apprentice Racing Committees in the International
Federation of Arabian Horse Racing
Authorities (IFAHR) and General Manager of
Wathba Stallions said, “We are very proud of
Al Rahmani’s election to the top post in one
of the prominent Arabian racing bodies. This
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