Qatar has announced the members of its bid committee for the campaign to host the football World Cup in 2022.
Chairman of the bid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, son of the Emir of Qatar, will lead the committee. CEO of the team will be Hassan Al-Thawadi, currently director of the Legal Department at the Qatar Investment Authority and legal counsel at Al-Sadd Sports Club. Another high-profile member of the board will be Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, president of the Qatar Football Association and a former Qatar national team player.
A delegation from the country last week met with FIFA president Sepp Blatter and secretary-general Jerome Valcke in Switzerland to officially submit the completed bid registration form.
The next deadline in the bidding process is 11 December 2009, when a signed hosting agreement must be submitted by all bidders. Then a ‘Bid Book’ must be submitted by 14 May 2010. FIFA will announce the host countries of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in December 2010.
