Lalnghinglova Hmar

Hmar was born to H. Lalchhuanlina, a Mizoram Police Service officer, and Biakṭhuami. He is the second of four siblings, with two brothers and a sister. He studied at St. Paul's High School and then at Pachhunga University College, both in Aizawl, Mizoram. He completed his bachelor's degree ifrom St. Edmund's College, Shillong{{cite web |title=History Grad Played An Important Role Behind Mizoram's Phenomenal Rise in Indian Football |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/laughingcolours+english-epaper-laughcole/history+grad+played+an+important+role+behind+mizoram+s+phenomenal+rise+in+indian+football-newsid-93040865 |website=dailyhunt |access-date=15 March 2019}} and earned his master's degree in history from the North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.{{Cite web |last=ToMZ |date=2019-03-18 |title=Lalnghinglova Hmar Biography |url=https://www.timesofmizoram.com/2019/03/lalnghinglova-hmar-biography.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Times of Mizoram}}

After qualifying the University Grants Commission's National Eligibility Test, Hmar taught history at Pachhunga University College for two years. In 2001, he entered journalism and became the joint editor of the daily newspaper Vanglaini and the Revival Evangelical Weekly.{{Cite web |last=Zate |first=H. |date=2019-03-28 |title=MP Candidate LALNGHINGLOVA HMAR i belchiang ang |trans-title=A brief biography of MP candidate Lalnghinglova |url=https://www.exploremizoram.com/2019/03/lalnghinglova-hmar-chanchin-tlangpui.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Explore Mizoram}} He also serves as Joint Secretary of the Mizoram Olympic Association, and member of the Confederation of Indian Industry National Committee on Sports. He is also currently the honorary secretary of the Mizoram Football Association, executive committee member of the All India Football Federation,{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|title=Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey appointed new AIFF President|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100011/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|first=FPJ|last=Sports Desk|website=www.freepressjournal.com|publisher=The Free Press Journal|date=2 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|title=List of AIFF executive committee members & co-opted eminent players|date=2 September 2022|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100030/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now}}{{cite news|title=AIFF Executive Committee appoints Shaji Prabhakaran as new Secretary General|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|language=en|date=3 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904095136/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|archive-date=4 September 2022}} and chairman of the AIFF League Committee.

Hmar was elected as the honorary secretary of Mizoram Football Association uncontested in 2011, the position he continues to hold as of 2022.{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Football Association |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/512 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Football Association |url=https://sportscouncil.mizoram.gov.in/page/mizoram-football-association |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=sportscouncil.mizoram.gov.in |language=en}} Hmar had declared that creating professional league was one of his major goals. He played a key role in establishing the Mizoram Premier League, the first regional domestic league within India, in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Zothansanga |first=John |date=2018-07-15 |title=Tetea Hmar: Meet the man who revolutionised football in Mizoram |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/mizoram/tetea-hmar-meet-the-man-who-revolutionised-football-in-mizoram-5260239/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} MFA had no fund on its own or sponsor for the MPL, Hmar persuaded the local TV provider Zonet to join in the management. Zonet agreed a five-year deal as the sponsor with INR 2.5 million each year.{{Cite web |last=Wangchuk |first=Rinchen Norbu |date=2018-07-23 |title=Meet the History Grad Behind Mizoram's Phenomenal Rise in Indian Football! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/152103/mizoram-football-tetea-hmar-jeje-revolution/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=The Better India |language=en}} MPL inspired the growth of Aizawl FC, the 2016-17 I-League champion.{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Amitabha |title=Lalnghinglova Hmar: Striking the right note |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/striking-the-right-note/article18414133.ece |access-date=15 March 2019 |website=sportstar}} It was a national success as the Mizoram team under MFA won the national championship Santosh Trophy for the first time in 2014.{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2014-03-16 |title=Mizoram's Santosh Trophy triumph a big push for northeast football |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mizoram-s-santosh-trophy-triumph-a-big-push-for-northeast-football-114031600354_1.html |access-date=2022-06-25}} MFA had produced the highest level licensed coaches including on A level, three B level, and 20 C level within five years of Hmar's leadership. He was elected unopposed as the President of the Mizoram Football Association, during its Annual General Body Meeting at Aizawl on 23rd May, 2024.https://www.vanglaini.org/infiamna/116620?date=2024-05-24

Hmar created official liaison with FIFA, which supported the All India Football Federation to organise Grassroots Football Project in Mizoram in 2012 for the first time in India.{{Cite web |last=IANS |title=FIFA to start grassroots football school in Mizoram |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/fifa-to-start-grassroots-football-school-in-mizoram-2 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}} He also arranged with the German Football Federation the same year for football training in Mizoram from German coaches. He was also instrumental in starting Mizoram Futsal League, the first in India, with live telecast of Matches by Zonet TV.{{cite web |last1=Wangchuk |first1=Rinchen |title=Meet the History Grad Behind Mizoram's Phenomenal Rise in Indian Football! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/152103/mizoram-football-tetea-hmar-jeje-revolution/ |access-date=15 March 2019 |website=thebetterindia}}

In April 2023, Hmar was appointed member of the Social Responsibility Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title=AFC Standing Committee Member-ah Lalnghinglova Hmar |trans-title=Lalnghinglova Hmar appointed AFC Standing Committee Member |url=https://vanglaini.org/infiamna/92267 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Vanglaini |language=Mizo}}

Hmar has been an executive committee member of the All India Football Federation since 2012. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the League Committee under AIFF. AIFF had been seen as highly politicised with majority of the officers elected from political arena, and the leadership taken up by political influences.{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Shuvaditya |date=2022-09-02 |title=Name a Federation Where Politicians Aren't Involved: New AIFF President Chaubey |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/aiff-president-kalyan-chaubey-name-one-federation-politicians-are-not-involved |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=Indian football has a deep-rooted governance problem. It won't be solved by a FIFA suspension |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/indian-football-governance-problem-solved-fifa-suspension-aiff-8094269/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} As the situation worsened, on 16 August 2022, the FIFA announced that it officially suspended AIFF "due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes."{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=FIFA suspends All India Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.comfifa-suspends-all-india-football-federation |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.fifa.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2022-08-21 |title=Why did FIFA ban AIFF? What has happened so far? Supreme Court to hear the case today |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/fifa-bans-aiff-supreme-court-hearing-coa-mandate-sc-case-indian-football-latest-news/article65794198.ece |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}

Immediately, the Supreme Court of India constituted the Committee of Administrators for AIFF. Led by former judge A.R. Dave, the committee consisted of seven members with Hmar among them. The committee was assigned to review and remake the AIFF constitutions.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=State Bodies Form Panel to Suggest CoA for Necessary Changes in AIFF's Constitution |url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/state-bodies-form-panel-to-suggest-coa-for-necessary-changes-in-aiffs-constitution-5223727.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=News18 |language=en}} In response, the FIFA revoked its suspension on 26 August 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-26 |title=FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.comfifa-lifts-suspension-of-all-india-football-federation |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.fifa.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-26 |title=FIFA lifts suspension of Indian football federation |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-indian-football-federation-8114149/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} On 20 September 2022, Hmar was appointed chairman of the AIFF League Committee,{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-09-21 |title=Mizoram's Lalnghinglova Hmar becomes AIFF League chairman |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/lalnghinglova-hmar-becomes-aiff-league-chairman-mizoram-state-unit-secretary-shaji-prabhakaran-football/article65919344.ece |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-09-21 |title=Mizoram's Lalnghinglova Hmar becomes AIFF League chairman |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mizorams-lalnghinglova-hmar-becomes-aiff-league-chairman/articleshow/94357870.cms |access-date=2023-04-15 |issn=0971-8257}} and took up the duty from 27 September.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=Lalnghinglova Hmar chairs AIFF League Committee meet |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/lalnghinglova-hmar-chairs-aiff-league-committee-meet |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2022-09-27 |title=Indian Football: Lalnghinglova Hmar chairs AIFF League Committee meet - Check Out |url=https://www.insidesport.in/indian-football-major-changes-in-domestic-football-51-foreigners-allowed-in-i-league-no-foreigners-in-second-division-league-check-out/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.insidesport.in |language=en-US}}

As a first major step under his leadership, Hmar approved the introduction of the Indian Women's League (IWL) in the AIFF League Committee meeting on 27 March 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-27 |title=Indian Women's League to start from April 25, confirms AIFF |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/indian-womens-league-to-start-from-april-25-confirms-aiff/articleshow/99041717.cms |access-date=2023-04-15 |issn=0971-8257}} IWL was scheduled to start from 25 April 2023.{{Cite news |date=15 April 2023 |title=Indian Women's League To Begin From April 25: AIFF |work=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/indian-women-s-league-to-begin-from-april-25-aiff-news-273821 |access-date=15 April 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=IWL to begin from April 25: AIFF |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/iwl-to-begin-from-april-25-aiff-8522429/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

At the Indian parliamentary election for the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019, to contest for the sole seat from Mizoram constituency, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (representative of the Indian National Congress), and Zoram People's Movement parties formed a coalition to compete C. Lalrosanga, a candidate of the state-ruling party Mizo National Front.{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2019-03-23 |title=Sports journalist takes the field in Mizoram |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/sports-journalist-takes-the-field-in-mizoram/article26620866.ece |access-date=2022-06-27 |issn=0971-751X}} MPCC and ZPM chose Hmar to be their jointly-supported candidate.{{Cite web |last=Khojol |first=Henry L. |date=2019-03-15 |title=ZPM-Congress name poll candidates |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/zpm-congress-name-poll-candidates/cid/1686886 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=The Telegraph}} Hmar contested as an independent candidate,{{Cite web |date=2019-04-10 |title=Lok Sabha election 2019: Mizoram to vote on April 11; MNF, Congress and BJP fight for the lone seat |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy-politics/story/lok-sabha-elections-2019-mizoram-to-vote-on-april-11-mnfcongress-and-bjp-fight-for-the-lone-seat-182727-2019-04-10 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Business Today |language=en}} and he was popularised with the campaign slogan as "Mipui Candidate"{{Cite web |last=ToMZ |date=2019-03-15 |title=Mipui Candidate Lalnghinglova Hmar (Tetea Hmar) |url=https://www.timesofmizoram.com/2019/03/mipui-candidate-lalnghinglova-hmar.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Times of Mizoram}} or the "People's Candidate."{{Cite web |last=Khojol |first=Henry L. |date=2019-03-15 |title=ZPM-Cong combine announces names of candidates for Mizoram polls |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/news/2019/03/15/zpm-cong-combine-announces-names-of-candidates-for-mizoram-polls/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}} Hmar's major objective was to fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act that was introduced by National Democratic Alliance, which was supported by MNF.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-15 |title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Man behind bustling Mizoram football scene to be joint oppn candidate in LS polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-man-behind-bustling-mizoram-football-scene-to-be-joint-oppn-candidate-in-ls-polls/story-f9UtnUo2bGO0VsNFmlzOqL.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} Hmar lost to Lalrosanga by 8140 votes.{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2019-05-24 |title=Lotus blooms in Northeast, anti-Citizenship Bill sentiments a distant memory {{!}} Guwahati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/lotus-blooms-in-northeast-anti-citizenship-bill-sentiments-a-distant-memory/articleshow/69479878.cms |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}

Hmar is a Christian, and Presbyterian by denomination. He married Lalsangzeli with whom he has two daughters, Zosangi Hmar (born 2013) and Zochhuani Hmar (born 2015).

• Hmar people
• Mizoram Football Association

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