Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games

Guangzhou, China – Dato’ Zainal Abu Zarin from Malaysia was elected the new president of the Asian Paralympic Committee today at the APC General Assembly held in Guangzhou, China.

Zainal has been the founding President of Malaysian Paralympic Council.

“The APC’s main responsibility has to be the organization, protection and development of increasingly successful Summer and Winter Para Games,” said Zainal after his election. “The Para Games have not yet become a marketing and business circus. Our values really are the combination of genuine amateur ethics and high performance sport.

The newly elected Board of Executive Committee of the APC is comprised of the following members:

President: Dato’ Zainal Abu Zarin, Malaysia
Vice President: Mr. Mustafa Tariq, Pakistan
Vice President: Dr. Min Kyu Han, Korea
Vice President: Mr. Majed Abdulla, UAE
Secretary General: Ms. Malini, Malaysia
Chairman Sports and Development Committee: Mr. Billy Lee, Malaysia
Chairman Medical and Sports Science Committee: Dr. Tetsuo Suyama, Japan
Chairman Para Games Committee: Mr. Jia Yong, China
East Asia Representative: Mr. Justin Jeon, Korea
South Asia Representative: Mr. Imran Jamil Shami, Pakistan
South East Asia Representative: Mr. Michael I. Barredo, Philippines
West Asia Representative: Mr. Naser Alajmi
Central Asia Representative: Mr. Umid, Uzbekistan
Athletes Representative: Ms. Im Yeon Kim, Korea