Pierre Kakhia

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Pierre Kakhia is president of the Lebanese Basketball Federation,[1] and a member of the Lebanese Olympic Committee.[2]

Career[edit]

He works in the world of Lebanese and Middle East sports (Basketball but also Football).[3][4] He is president of West Asia at World Sport Group.[5]

In 2001, Kakhia established the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) which was located in Jordan and headed by Prince Ali bin Hussein.[6]

He was marketing manager of the Qatar Football Federation,[6] and is currently the Head of Sports of the Lebanese Forces political party in Lebanon.[7]

Kakhia has business ties to Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pierre Kakhia Elected Head of Lebanese Basketball Federation". Kataeb.org. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ^ "Pierre Kakhia: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ "pierre kakhia". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  4. ^ "The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer". mideastsoccer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Pierre Kakhia: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  6. ^ a b "History – International Sports Group". internationalsportsgroup.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. ^ "بيار كاخيا لـ"Sports-Leb": لن نقبل برئيس إتحاد لكرة السلة من دون مشروع! (الياس الشدياق)". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. ^ "QP, Qatargas and RasGas new commercial partners of AFC" (PDF). The Peninsula.
  9. ^ "AFC President arrives in Beirut - AFC". cms.the-afc.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.