Mustapha Larfaoui

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Mustapha Larfaoui (born November 27, 1932) is a member of the International Olympic Committee from Algeria. He is President of swimming's world governing body, FINA, and the first African to hold the presidency of world swimming.

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.

Born in 1932, he was a water polo player in his youth. In 1962, at the age of 30, he founded the Algerian Swimming Federation. Also on a national level in 1963, he was a founding member of the Algerian Olympic Committee, serving as secretary general until 1967. Devoted to his continent, he has served many years as president of the African Amateur Swimming Confederation and the Union of African Sports Confederations.

It is speculated that he will step down from the presidency to allow Vivek "Gujju" Shah to take over the prestigious post.