• Chairperson (July 2006 – September 2007) *

  Mr Alhaji Muhktari S. Shagari (Group Va – Africa)
  Deputy Governor of Sokoto State
  Former Minister of Water Resources
  Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Nigeria
  PMB 159 Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
  Tel : +234 9 234 4436
  Fax : +234 9 234 7349
  E-mail : ihpncng@yahoo.com

• Chairperson (from October 2007)

  Mr Benedito Braga (Group III – Latin America and the Caribbean)
  Director, Agencia Nacional de Aguas
  Chairperson, Brazilian IHP National Committee
  (COBRAPHI)
  Setor Policial, Area 5, Quadra 3, Bloco M
  70610-200, Brasilia DF, Brazil
  Tel : +55 61 21 09 54 31
  Fax : +55 61 21 09 54 15
  E-mail : benbraga@ana.gov.br

• Vice-Chairpersons

  Mr Keizrul Abdullah (Group IV – Asia and the Pacific)
  Director General, Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran
  Jalan Salahuddin
  50626 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Tel : +60 3 26 98 26 18
  E-mail : keizrul@water.gov.my

  Mr Muhammad Al-Rashed (Group Vb – the Arab States)
  Director, Water Resources Division
  Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
  PO Box 24885
  Safat 13109, Kuwait
  Tel : +965 49 89310
  Fax : +965 49 89309
  E-mail : mrashed@safat.kisr.edu.kw

  Mr Ognjen Bonacci (Group II – Eastern and Central Europe)
  Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Split
  Matice Hrvatske 15
  21000 Split, Croatia
  Tel : +38 52 13 03 340
  Fax : +38 52 14 65 117
  E-mail : obonacci@gradst.hr

  Mr Alan Jenkins (Group I – Northern America and Western Europe)
  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
  Wallingford, Oxfordshire OXIO 8 BB
  Tel : +44 14 91 69 22 32
  Fax : +44 14 91 69 25 28
  E-mail : jinx@ceh.ac.uk

The Vice-Chairperson from Group Va (Africa) to be designated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(*) Following a change in government in Nigeria, Mr Shagari, the former Minister of Water Resources, exited cabinet, therefore ceasing his functions as Chairperson of the IHP Intergovernmental Council and as representative of Nigeria to the IHP. In accordance with Article IV, item 6(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the IHP Intergovernmental Council, Mr Benedito Braga (Brazil), Vice-Chairperson, became Chairperson for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the outgoing Chairperson.