List of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
| President of AVC | |
|---|---|
since 1952 | |
| Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) | |
| Appointer | AVC General Assembly |
| Term length | Four years renewable |
| Formation | 1952 |
| First holder | Masaichi Nishikawa |
| Succession | Senior executive vice-president |
| Website | asianvolleyball.net |
The following is a list of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), one of five continental bodies of governance in volleyball. It governs indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and other disciplines in Asia and Oceania, excluding the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.[1]
Masaichi Nishikawa acted as the first president. The current president is Ramon Suzara, a Philippine National Volleyball Federation president, who was elected as AVC's ninth president at the 25th AVC General Assembly in Bangkok in August 2024.[2][3]
Presidents of AVC
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Country | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Masaichi Nishikawa (1899–1986) |
1952 | 1976 | 24 years | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan
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| 2 | 
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Nemesio Yabut (1925–1986) |
1976 | 1979 | 3 years | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines
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| 3 |
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Yutaka Maeda (1915–1997) |
1979 | 1985 | 6 years | Japan
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| 4 |
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Yasutaka Matsudaira (1930–2011) |
1985 | 1996 | 11 years | Japan
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[4] |
| 5 |
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Yuan Weimin (1939–) |
1997 | 2001 | 4 years |  China
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[5] |
| 6 |
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Wei Jizhong (1936–) |
2001 | 2008 | 7 years | China
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[6] |
| 7 |
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Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser (1942–) |
4 November 2008 | 27 October 2020 | 11 years, 354 days |  Saudi Arabia
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[7][8] |
| 8 |
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Rita Subowo (1948–) |
27 October 2020 | 30 August 2024 | 3 years, 308 days |  Indonesia
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[9][10] |
| 9 |
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Ramon Suzara | 30 August 2024 | Incumbent | 354 days |  Philippines
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[11][12] |
- Notes
- Wei Jizhong served as the third FIVB president from 2008 to 2012.
References
- ^ "Affiliated National Federations". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "PNVF chief Tats Suzara voted AVC president". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Tats Suzara elected president of AVC". Tiebreaker Times. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Yasutaka Matsudaira". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Yuan Weimin". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Jizhong Wei". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Nasser named new AVC President". NORCECA. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "AVC Bestows AVC Honorary Titles to Retired Leading Members". AVC. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Rita Subowo unanimously elected AVC President". FIVB. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Rita Subowo" (PDF). FIVB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Ramon Suzara elected AVC President during General Assembly". FIVB. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Ramon Suzara" (PDF). FIVB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.