The following is a list of
presidents of
ICC (
International Cricket Council), the international
governing body of
cricket
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.
The President of the ICC was largely an honorary position since changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three' of
England Cricket Board,
Board of Control for Cricket in India and
Cricket Australia. Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC.
In 2016, the position of the president of ICC was abolished, with the
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
becoming an honorary position.
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Colin Cowdrey and
Clyde Walcott also served as the Chairman of the ICC. Until 1989, the President of
Marylebone Cricket Club automatically assumed the chairmanship of the ICC. However even after Cowdrey's appointment, the ICC was still administered by the Secretary of the
Marylebone Cricket Club.
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Percy Sonn died on May 27, 2007, while still the President of the ICC. He was succeeded by fellow South African
Ray Mali
Raymond Remember Mali (born April 9, 1937), better known as Ray Mali, was appointed acting President of the International Cricket Council in 2007, following the unexpected death in office of Percy Sonn. He was born in the Cape Province (now Eas ...
.
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Mustafa Kamal resigned from his post making the allegation that the organisation was run unconstitutionally as he was barred from handing out the champion Trophy to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in the
2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Aust ...
.
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Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC. In 2016 the position of the president of ICC was abolished.
References
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Presidents of the International Cricket Council
Cricket-related lists