Javad Mottaghi was appointed the next ABU Secretary-General.
The announcement was made by the ABU Administrative Council after a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 8 January 2010.
Mr Mottaghi, is currently Director of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD). He succeeds David Astley, who has been Secretary-General since July 2002. Mr Astley is leaving the ABU at the end of June. Mr Mottaghi´s starting date is yet to be announced.
 Mr. Javad Mottaghi |
He was the Director of IRIB´s Radio and TV Sports Department for 18 years. He also held the directorships of the Foreign Bureau and International Relations Department, TV Social Department and News Department, and was Advisor to the President of IRIB.
Mr Mottaghi has long been active in ABU activities. He was IRIB's Liaison Officer for both the ABU and the European Broadcasting Union until 1996.
He was a member of the ABU Administrative Council for three years as well as Chairman of the ABU Sports Group, Chairman of the ABU Olympic Sub-Group, Chairman of the World Football Cup Sub-Group, Chairman of the Asian Games Sub-Group and a member of the negotiating team for TV Rights for the World Football Cup, Asian Games and the Olympics for several years.
In February 2009, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association presented Mr Mottaghi with the Elizabeth R Award for Exceptional Contribution to Public Service Broadcasting.
Mr. Mottaghi is a Member of the Board for World Radio & Television Council established by UNESCO since 2001, Associate Member of "The International Academy of Television Arts & Science in New York" , a Member of the Standardization Committee for the ISAS BC 9001 & ISO 9001, a Member of The International Academy of Television and Radio in Russia and a Board Member of the World Summit on Media for Children Foundation (WSMC).
Apart from media, Mr. Mottaghi also held a few positions such as Vice Minister for Sports, Advisor to Minister of Culture in Tourism, Secretary- General of National Olympic Committee and Secretary - General of the National Swimming Federation and Chairman, Technical Committee: Asian Swimming Federation.
Mr Mottaghi holds a Bachelor´s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran Sharif University of Technology, a Master´s Degree in Management and is a PhD candidate in Management from the University of Teesside, England.
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