CAIRO: Former Zamalek president Galal Ibrahim has been named interim chairman of the club by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
Ibrahim will be installed on a temporary basis, until the Cairo club’s next elections on July-September 2011.
The veteran consultant had been in charge of Zamalek for four between 1992 and 1996, before being replaced by Kamal Darwish.
He replaces former president Mamdouh Abbas, who was sacked from his position after his victory in the club’s elections in 2009 was nullified by the court of law.
Ironically, Ibrahim’s son, Ahmed Galal Ibrahim was a member of Abbas’ sacked board.
The Abbas board collapse was basically caused by an appeal from renowned attorney Mortada Mansour against the legitimacy of the elections.
Mansour, who marginally lost to Abbas in the 2009 elections, is expected to run for the post again next year.
