Sports career← Previous revisionRevision as of 12:21, 27 October 2026 Line 35: Line 35: Born in [[Tunis]], Kamel Idir was a player and captain of the [[Club Africain (handball)|handball section]] of [[Club Africain]]. He was also an international playing for the [[Tunisia men's national handball team|Tunisian national team]] in the 1970s, winning the [[African Men's Handball Championship]] in [[1974 African Men's Handball Championship|1974]]. Having joined the club's management, he spent seven years on the board of directors with Farid Abbes and Chérif Bellamine, including one year as head of the youth center and three as first vice-president. Born in [[Tunis]], Kamel Idir was a player and captain of the [[Club Africain (handball)|handball section]] of [[Club Africain]]. He was also an international playing for the [[Tunisia men's national handball team|Tunisian national team]] in the 1970s, winning the [[African Men's Handball Championship]] in [[1974 African Men's Handball Championship|1974]]. Having joined the club's management, he spent seven years on the board of directors with Farid Abbes and Chérif Bellamine, including one year as head of the youth center and three as first vice-president. When Bellamine resigned, following the successive failures of the football section, expressed by the absence of a title (the last [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|National Championship]] won in 1996 and the last [[Tunisian Cup]] won in 2000), he served as interim president from 26 November 2005 to 23 June 2010, the date of the elective general meeting. Subsequently, he was re-elected for two two-year terms, the last of which ended in 2010. Under his presidency, the football team managed to win the [[2007–08 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1]], twelve years after the last victory in 1996, and the [[North African Cup of Champions]] in [[2008 North African Cup of Champions|2008]]. In addition, he chaired the organizing committee of the [[2005 World Men's Handball Championship]] held in Tunisia. In August 2024, [[FIFA]] appointed him to be the president of the Normalization Committee it had set up to manage the affairs of the [[Tunisian Football Federation]].{{Cite web |title=Kamel Idir à la tête du comité de normalisation de la FTF |url=https://www.webdo.tn/fr/actualite/sport/kamel-idir-a-la-tete-du-comite-de-normalisation-de-la-ftf/215913 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Webdo TN |language=fr}} When Bellamine resigned, following the successive failures of the football section, expressed by the absence of a title (the last [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|National Championship]] won in 1996 and the last [[Tunisian Cup]] won in 2000), he served as interim president from 26 November 2005 to 23 June 2010, the date of the elective general meeting. Subsequently, he was re-elected for two two-year terms, the last of which ended in 2010. Under his presidency, the football team managed to win the [[2007–08 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1]], twelve years after the last victory in 1996, and the [[North African Cup of Champions]] in [[2008 North African Cup of Champions|2008]]. In addition, he chaired the organizing committee of the [[2005 World Men's Handball Championship]] held in Tunisia. ==== FIFA Normalization Committee (2024–2025) ==== On 19 August 2024, [[FIFA]] appointed him to be the president of the Normalization Committee it had set up to manage the affairs of the [[Tunisian Football Federation]].{{Cite web |title=Kamel Idir à la tête du comité de normalisation de la FTF |url=https://www.webdo.tn/fr/actualite/sport/kamel-idir-a-la-tete-du-comite-de-normalisation-de-la-ftf/215913 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Webdo TN |language=fr}} On 25 November, Idir confirmed that the ordinary and extraordinary general assembly will take place on 21 December to modify certain articles of its statute and 25 January 2025 the date of the elective general assembly to design the new Federal office.{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=La |date=2024-11-25 |title=La Fédération Tunisienne de Football fixe la date de son assemblée élective au 25 janvier 2025 |url=https://lapresse.tn/2024/11/25/la-federation-tunisienne-de-football-fixe-la-date-de-son-assemblee-elective-au-25-janvier-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=La Presse de Tunisie |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=FTF : Assemblée générale élective au mois de janvier |url=https://www.kawarji.com/actu-88576-ftf-assemblee-generale-elective-au-mois-de-janvier.html |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.kawarji.com}} On 21 December, the Extraordinary General Assembly was held where the financial and literary reports were presented and the new electoral laws were voted on. The session also revealed a financial deficit of 8 million dinars and outstanding debts owed by the clubs of 15 million dinars.{{Cite web |title=Déficit financier de plusieurs millions de dinars pour la Fédération Tunisienne de Football |url=https://www.kawarji.com/actu-89074-deficit-financier-de-plusieurs-millions-de-dinars-pour-la-federation-tunisienne-de-football.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=www.kawarji.com}} On 25 December the Normalization Committee announced the opening of nominations for the 25 January elections. On 25 January, Moez Nasri was elected as a new Tunisian Football Federation president.{{Cite web |title=Moez Nasri élu à la tête de la Fédération Tunisienne de Football |url=https://www.kawarji.com/actu-89814-moez-nasri-elu-a-la-tete-de-la-federation-tunisienne-de-football.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.kawarji.com}}{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=La |date=2025-01-25 |title=FTF- élections : La liste de Moez Nasri l'emporte |url=https://lapresse.tn/2025/01/25/ftf-elections-la-liste-de-moez-nasri-lemporte/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=La Presse de Tunisie |language=fr-FR}} === Professional career === === Professional career ===