Mustafa Kamal elected ICC President
Friday, 27 June 2014
Bangladesh's AHM Mustafa Kamal has been elected the 11th President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the ICC's Annual Conference at Melbourne in Australia on Thursday, reports UNB.
Kamal took the charge from the former ICC president Alan Raymond Isaac.
Meanwhile, Indian industrialist Narayanaswami Srinivasan has been elected the ICC chairman, declaring he will leave "no stone unturned" in strengthening the sport.
Kamal said: "This is a memorable and historic day for Bangladesh cricket. On this day 14 years ago, Bangladesh became the 10th Test-playing country. And today, a Bangladeshi becomes the 11th President of the International Cricket Council."
Thanking all concerned for bestowing this honour on Bangladesh and him, Mustafa Kamal said, "Over the next 12 months, I look forward to working with the ICC Board and ICC Management, and will be delighted to contribute in any way I can."
"In Mr Srinivasan and David Richardson, I have absolute trust and confidence that we have a combination that will not only strengthen our sport, but will also take this great organisation to a new level," he said.
Profile of Mustafa Kamal: Chartered Accountant by profession (popularly known as Lotus Kamal in Bangladesh), BCB President from September 2009-October 2013, Former Chairman of the ICC's Audit Committee, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President from 2010-2012, ICC Vice-President from 2012-2014.
Presidents of ICC: Lord Colin Cowdrey 1989-1993, Sir Clyde Walcott 1993-1997, Jagmohan Dalmiya 1997-2000, Malcolm Gray 2000-2003, Ehsan Mani 2003-2006, Percy Sonn 2006-2007, Ray Mali 2007-2008, David Morgan 2008-2010, Sharad Pawar 2010-2012, Alan Isaac 2012-2014,Mustafa Kamal 2014.