Mohammed Hanzab is the President of

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(ICSS) in

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. He is the former President of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies and has an extensive background in defence.

Early life and education

Born in Doha, Qatar (1965), Hanzab graduated from the British

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Career

Hanzab is a former lieutenant colonel in the

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and has served as a commander of the Qatar Air Defence School and worked at the Qatar Air Defence Project, focusing on the advancement of secure communication, radar and C4i capabilities. Hanzab also undertook various senior roles for the Qatar Information Agency, including director of publications. He serves as president of the ICSS and is a former president of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS). In 2016, Hanzab launched the Sports Integrity Global Alliance.https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/3-3-promoting-integrity-without-transparency/48032334

The International Centre for Sport Security

Mohammed Hanzab became President of The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) in March 2011. The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is an international, not-for-profit organisation based in Doha, Qatar. It was established in 2010 to act as a global hub of expertise in the field of safety, security and integrity for major sporting events. The ICSS's key activities include advisory, training and research. It works primarily with organising committees,

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, bidding nations, infrastructure owners, sport associations, leagues and clubs. Hanzab was proud to launch the first international sport security journal in December 2012. The ICSS also organises the annual conference, "Securing Sport", first held in Doha in 2011, Qatar as well as the ICSS Expert Summit most recently held in Austria. The Vice President of the ICSS is Qatari, Mohammed Hajaj Al Shahwani, the Director General is German-born,

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formerly of

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and now a

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Security Officer. Hanzab's advisory board members include: Lord John Stevens,

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, Dr Peter Ryan, Horst R. Schmidt and tennis star,

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Qatar International Academy for Security Studies

In 2008 Mohammed Hanzab was appointed President of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS), a professional institute that aims to raise security standards, knowledge, and cooperation within the

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and across the world. QIASS serves multiple market sectors including governmental, commercial, and non-profit, across national, multinational, and international levels. Partners include global education and strategic policy organisations.

Memorandums of Agreement at ICSS

Hanzab has been called on by a multitude of international media on a variety of sport security, safety and integrity issues. He has signed memorandums of understanding on the ICSS’ behalf with a number of organisations including:

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, the

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, the

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, the European Lotteries and Germany's Institute for Fan Culture, ESSMA, the

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, and a partnership agreement with Pantheon-Sorbonne University to combat breaches of sporting integrity including

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, with the duo most recently awarding an integrity award to the Badminton World Federation for their swift and resolute action in banning four Badminton doubles teams from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for match fixing. Hanzab also launched the Save the Dream programme with football star

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, awarding the first 'save the dream' award to Ivan Fernandez Anaya. The first international 'save the dream' office was opened at Allesandro Del Piero's new Academy in

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in May 2013. Hanzab also headed a high-level meeting in collaboration with

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on sport protection in the

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References

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