Peter Mühlematter

Peter Mühlematter is a Swiss handball administrator. He was born on 2 January 1945 in Bern. While working as manager for a Swiss printing machine manufacturer, he started his IHF career as member of the IHF Commission for Development and Public Relations before becoming a member and then President of the IHF Commission of Organising and Competition. Thus, by virtue of his office, he had also been a member of the IHF Council. At the IHF Congress in 2004, he was elected Secretary General of the International Handball Federation (IHF).^[1]

During the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship a conflict emerged between Mühlematter and the President of the IHF, Hassan Moustafa.^[2]

References

1. "Mühlematter als IHF-Generalsekretãr gewãhlt" (in German). Nachrichten.ch. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
2. "ANSCHULDIGUNGEN GEGEN IHF-PRÄSIDENT. Generalsekretär zum Rücktritt aufgefordert". Spiegel Online (in German). 1 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.