“Our Prince;
Our Icon”
Jan 15th, 2016
UOP President Dr. Marwan Muwalla headed
a campaign organized by the University in support of Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein’s
bid to be elected as Director General of FIFA. The Chancellor of the University,
Dr. Adnan Badran, also attended the event entitled “Our Prince; Our Icon”.
The event was attended by a
number of local media representatives, professors, football stars, the President
of the Higher Commission for Youth, Dr. Sami Almajali, MPs Mohammad Althahrawi,
Rudainah Attieh, and Muhsin Alrjoob, Head of the Arab and Jordanian Sports’
Media Federations Mohammad Jameel Abdulqadir, a large number of ex-players, and representatives of sports clubs, among others.
A number of talks were given
during the event and a short film about His Highness’s sports and humanitarian
achievements was presented. A Hashtag was also created in support of the bid
and a march took place on campus in which students, professors, and event
guests participated.
UOP President, Dr. Muwalla, said,
“We are for you and we support you for we have faith in you and trust your
leadership and wisdom in leading this international body towards the shores of
safety and prominence. Your leadership of such an entity will be a source of
pride for us all and will resonate Jordan’s qualitative leap towards
globalism.”