Madam Boossaba YODBANGTOEY

Mayor of Chiang Mai (1995 – 1998)

Name:  Boossaba YODBANGTOEY

Country: Thailand (THA)

Position: AWF General Secretary

Personal Information

• Date of Birth: 4th February 1951 (69 Years)
• Country: Thailand (THA)
• Position: AWF General Secretary
• Spouse: Maj. Gen. Intrarat YODBANGTOEY, Former Senator of Chiang Mai
• Religious: Buddhism

Education:

• B.S. in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Ramkhamhaeng University
• M.A. in POLITICAL ECONOMY, Chiang Mai University, 2007

Politics:

• Municipal Executive Board, Education and Administrative Department, Chiang Mai Municipality
• Mayor of Chiang Mai (1995 – 1998)
• Senator of Chiang Mai by Election (2006) 

Sports:

• President of Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) (2000 – 2012 and 2014 - 2020)
• Vice President of National Olympic Committee of Thailand (2009 – 2013) 
• International Olympic Committee’s Highest Rank Decoration on Women and Sport Achievement (2013)
• Committee of National Olympic Committee of Thailand (2017)
• Executive Board Member of the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) (2017 – 2019) 
• General Secretary of Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) (2017 – Present)

Weightlifting Sports:

• Administrator 18 years
• International Referee 6 years
• To encourage Thai athletes and officials to be the Olympic Champions, World Championships, World Record Holders, Champion Coaches and International Referees

Experiences in the organization of sports competitions:

• EGAT King’s cup International Weightlifting Championships
• EGAT King’s cup Junior International Weightlifting Championships
• EGAT Princess’s cup Youth International Weightlifting Championships
• 2017 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2019 IWF World Championships, Pattaya, Thailand

Others Sports Activities:

• 2017 IWF Electoral Congress, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2017 AWF Extraordinary Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2017 SEAWF Executive Board Meeting
• IWF Development Program Seminar & Workshop Weightlifting Technical Official, Bangkok, Thailand