2026 Elections Candidates

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Voting Period

Start Date: 24 August 2026 (00:01 UTC)
End Date: 31 August 2026 (23:59 UTC)

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Candidates Listing

VICE-CHAIR POSITION (2027-2029)

Elections Committee for 2026

1. Ms. Elain Dai, China (Academia)
2. Ms. Maureen Hilyard, Cook Islands (Civil Society)
3. Mr. Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu, Bangladesh (Civil Society)

Eligible Voting Members for 2026

(Please refer to the Election Procedure for the criteria)

• Abdullah MAMUN

• Abdullah QAMAR

• Al MAHMUD

• Alban KWAN

• Amrita CHOUDHURY

• Ananda GAUTAM

• Ashirwad TRIPATHY

• Aysha LABIBA

• Babu Ram ARYAL

• Bea GUEVARRA

• Bibek SILWAL

• Burt LUM

• Charles MOK

• Che-Hoo CHENG

• Cheryl LANGDON-ORR

• Chester SOONG

• Dr. Bhoj Raj GHIMIRE

• Edmon CHUNG

• Elain DAI

• Faiz MARIKAR

• Gunela ASTBRINK

• Hamna NOOR

• Hiro HOTTA

• Hsuping TANG

• Iqbal AHMED

• Jin TANAKA

• Joyce CHEN

• K Mohan RAIDU

• Kasun Tharaka WICKRAMASURIYA

• Khundkar Ayesha SHAHRIYAR

• Khundkar Hasan SHAHRIYAR

• Lennon CHANG

• Lidya Bety BARRETO SOARES FATIMA

• Maryam RASHEED

• Md Saimum Reza TALUKDER

• Md. Parvez ALAM

• Mohammad Abdul HAQUE

• Muhammad SHABBIR

• Muhammed Abdullah Al MAMUNMunir AHMED

• Nancy KANASA

• Nirosha WEDASINGHE (DR)

• Pavitra RAMANUJAM

• Pranav BHASKAR TIWARI

• Preeti KAMRA

• Priyatosh JANA

• Razoana MOSLAM

• Riad Hasan BADSHA

• Rishabh SINGH

• Sadichchha SILWAL

• Saima NISAR

• Sameer GAHLOT

• Satish BABU

• Sayda Kamrun Jahan RIPA

• Shah Zahidur RAHMAN

• Shamima AKHTER

• Shankar Kumar MONDOL

• Shin YAMASAKI

• Shreedeep RAYAMAJHI

• Sudha Bhuvaneswari N

• Sunny CHENDI

• Swaran RAVINDRA

• Syed Sultan KAZI

• Tahmina Akter SUPTI

• Umera Asmat RANA

• Unggul SAGENA

• Waqas HASSAN

Voting Rules and Procedure:

• Each eligible voting member will have ONE vote for EACH position and there will not be any proxy votes.
• Candidates are not allowed to vote for the respective position which they are running for.
• Eligible voting members will receive individual voting credentials for the online voting platform via email at the start of the voting period.
• Any eligible voting members listed above who do not receive any login credentials by 24 August 2026, should contact the secretariat as soon as possible.
• The election result will be announced by the Election Committee within 48 working hours after the voting period closes

For any enquiries, please contact the Election Committee at election[at]aprigf.asia.