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[RC] Shk Mo's wife for FEI President - Ridecamp Guest

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Princess Haya vies for equestrian presidency
(AFP)

7 August 2005


AMMAN - Princess Haya, wife of Dubai Crown Prince Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al 
Maktoum, will run for the presidency of the International Equestrian Federation 
(FEI), she told AFP on Sunday.

A keen athlete with a passion for riding, the 31-year-old Jordanian princess 
represented Jordan at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - the first Arab woman to 
do so - competing in show jumping.

In a phone interview from London where she is currently, Princess Haya said she 
?will run in April for the presidency? of the FEI in the hope of promoting and 
revitalising the sport across the globe ?through a modern and efficient 
world-class body?.

?Ensuring that the Federation is fully transparent and works in accordance with 
sound and modern financial systems is of utmost importance to me, and 
imperative for the development and growth of the equestrian sport 
internationally,? she said.

Princess Haya has taken part in several international competitions, 
representing Jordan at Sydney 2000 and at the World Championships in Jerez 
2002. She recently took part in the Dubai 2005 World Endurance Championship and 
is a member of the honorary committee of the Spanish Riding School.

The princess has represented Jordan in the FEI General Assembly and was 
chairperson of the Middle East and Western Asian sub-group from 1992-1996.

?I see equestrianism as a traditional sport with a modern future,? the princess 
- who is daughter of the late King Hussein - said.

Princess Haya is also a member of the International Board of Directors of Right 
to Play, an athlete-driven organization dedicated to bringing sports and 
recreation to children affected by war, poverty disease and illness.


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