Mustapha Larfaoui
{{short description|Algerian swimmer (born 1932)}}
Mustapha Larfaoui (born 27 November 1932 in Algiers) is a former member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Algeria.[http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/ioc/members/bio_uk.asp?id=79 Larfaoui's bio] as an IOC Member, from the IOC website; retrieved 2009-07-24. From 1988 – March 24, 2009 he served as President of FINA, the international federation that oversees Aquatics.Larfaoui is mentioned as the (now) former FINA President in FINA's [http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2541&Itemid=9 FINA General Congress] release, published 2009-07-24, on the 2009 FINA General Congress held in Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2009-07-24. He was the first African to hold the FINA presidency. He is now Honorary Life President of FINA.
Larfaoui is a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee and part of the IOC's Olympic Games study and marketing commission. He is a member of the IOC's evaluation commission for the 2012 Olympic Games. He has been president of the African Swimming Confederation for more than 30 years.
A former hospital and public health director, he holds degrees in Arabic and French.
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