ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, June 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Police Sports Union Board of Directors recently held a meeting at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ). The meeting was chaired by Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and President of the Union and attended by all members.  The meeting comes in pursuance of the Ministerial Decree No. 245 of 2014, which calls for forming a new Board of Directors for the Police Sports Union.

At the beginning of the meeting, Major General Al Rumaithi expressed heartfelt appreciation and thanks in his capacity as President of the Union and on behalf of the members of the board, to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for the trust he bestowed upon them by designating them to select the Union’s new board members; pledging to exert every possible effort to improve police sports work.

He also thanked the former presidents and members of the Police Sports Union for their unstinting efforts and significant achievements in promoting police sports locally, regionally and internationally. He especially thanked Adviser Abdullah Salem bin Nassra Al Ameri, former President of the Union.

The board approved Major General Mohammed Saeed Al Marri, as board member representing the Ministry of Interior and the Police Sports Union at the National Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Resources Development and Marketing Committee. They also approved Brigadier Saleh Saeed Al Matroushi Chairman of the Technical Committee; and Brigadier Ghanem Ahmed Ghanem as board member representing  the Ministry of Interior at the Leaderships Development Center Board of Directors - General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare. Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri was appointed Secretary General of the Union; Colonel Adil Abdul Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Ali Al Masibi, and Lieutenant Colonel Adnan buAsiba were approved as members of the Resources Development and Marketing Committee. Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Colonel Ahmed Al Zayoudi, Lieutenant Colonel Abdulla Sultan, Lieutenant Colonel Arif Ali Obaid Al Rais, Chief of Sports Activities Section and Major Issa Mir Abdul Rahman, were approved as members of the Technical Committee. Expert Dr. Hussein Al Sammari was approved as Rapporteur for the Board of Directors and both Technical and Resources Development Committees.

The board approved the previous session’s minutes and all of its decisions. With respect to the internal sports activities, the board referred reports on the previous championships to the Technical committee headed by Brigadier Saleh Al Matroushi, for assessment. The championships include the 21st Police Iron Man Tournament, the 5th police Shooting Tournament and the 7th Ministry of Interior’s sporting event. It will also examine recommendations to establish the Police Fitness and Challenge Tournament. The Board also submitted the schedule of sports activities suggested by the Union’s board for the upcoming season 2014-2015 to the Technical Committee to be reviewed prior to approval.

The Police Sports Union Board of Directors also approved forming a UAE Police delegation to participate in the 3rd meeting for GCC Presidents of Police Sports Unions, which will be held at the General Secretariat in Riyadh on 18 – 19 June 2014. The delegation will include Brigadier Saleh Al Matroushi, Brigadier Ghanem Ahmed Ghanem, and Colonel Mohammed bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri.

The Board also approved a proposal aimed at developing the Union’s statute and submitting a draft of the proposed suggestions and amendments to the Board, in an effort to develop the police sports work, then take the appropriate actions accordingly.

The Board stressed the need to sign Memoranda of understanding and agreements with the national sporting and educational associations and institutions, especially the Ministry of Education, universities, councils, educational zones and sporting clubs, with a view to exchange experiences and make sports partnerships to promote the various forms of UAE sports.

At the end of the meeting, members of the board of directors attended a presentation by the  Strategy and Performance Development Department on the Police Sports Union’s strategy; the strategic initiatives and operational plans of all initiatives related to Ministry of Interior’s strategy (2014-2016). The presentation was highly acclaimed by the Union’s Board of Directors, for the positive impact it will have on developing police sports work in the coming years.

The President of the Union thanked the Board members, and wished them luck in exerting further effort to promote sports work in the various police sectors.

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