Peter Mühlematter is a Swiss handball administrator. He was born on 2 January 1945 in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. While working as manager for a Swiss printing machine manufacturer, he started his IHF career as member of the

IHF Commission for Development and Public Relations IHF may stand for: * Integration host factor, a bacterial DNA-binding protein * International Handball Federation, international governing body of handball * Iraqi Handball Federation, governing body of handball in Iraq * International H.K.D. Fed ...

before becoming a member and then President of the

IHF Commission of Organising and Competition IHF may stand for: * Integration host factor, a bacterial DNA-binding protein * International Handball Federation, international governing body of handball * Iraqi Handball Federation, governing body of handball in Iraq * International H.K.D. Fed ...

. Thus, by virtue of his office, he had also been a member of the

IHF Council The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the IHF ...

. At the

IHF Congress The IHF Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Handball Federation (French: ''Fédération Internationale de Handball''), commonly known by the acronym IHF. IHF is the international governing body of handball, beach handba ...

in 2004, he was elected Secretary General of the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF). During the

2009 World Men's Handball Championship The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship (21st tournament) took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hos ...

a conflict emerged between Mühlematter and the President of the IHF,

Hassan Moustafa Hassan Moustafa (born 28 July 1944) is an Egyptian sports administrator and former handball player. Moustafa is the fifth and current president of International Handball Federation, and a former president of Egyptian Handball Federation. Early ...

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