Tamás Aján is the President of the International Weightlifting Federation

International Weightlifting Federation

The International Weightlifting Federation , headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Dr...

 and a member of the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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Dr. Aján graduated from the Budapest University of Physical Education

Semmelweis University

Founded in 1769, Semmelweis University is the oldest medical school in Hungary. The faculty became an independent medical school after the Second World War and developed into a university teaching medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences, health management as well as physical education and...

 in 1964 with a Ph.D in physical education

Physical education

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. He had a varied career in the Department of Sports and Ministry of Sports and Physical Education, as well as a number of academic posts.

He has been the Secretary General of the Hungarian Olympic Committee

Hungarian Olympic Committee

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 since 1989. From 1975 to 2000 he was Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation, and has been the Federation's President since 2000. As President, he was elected to the IOC in 2000. He also serves as a council member of the World Anti-Doping Agency

World Anti-Doping Agency

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He is also Vice President of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).

In 2010 he received the Olympic Order

Olympic Order

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 on February 28, 2010, in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia, Canada, this is awarded to individuals for particularly distinguished contribution to the Olympic Movement.