Nominations received for the elections to the INTERPOL Executive Committee

28 October 2025

Several seats on the Executive Committee become vacant in November 2025 as the incumbents complete their mandate. Elections for these seats will take place during the 93rd session of the General Assembly, in Marrakech, Morocco from 24 to 27 November 2025.

As of the deadline of 10 October 2025, the General Secretariat has received the following nominations for candidates to be elected to the Executive Committee.

Candidates are listed alphabetically by their country.

Seat of President (term of office: four years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for this seat was on 10 October 2025.
ETHIOPIA – Mr Demelash Gebremicheal WELDEYES, Commissioner General, Chief of the Ethiopian Federal Police

FRANCE – Mr Lucas PHILIPPE, Controller General, European and International Affairs Advisor to the Director General of the French National Police

NAMIBIA – Ms Anne-Marie NAINDA, Major General, Deputy Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force responsible for Administration

TÜRKIYE – Mr Mustafa Serkan SABANCA, 1st Degree Chief Superintendent, Head of Interpol-Europol Department and Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of Türkiye

Seat of Vice-President for Europe* (term of office: three years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for this seat was on 10 October 2025.
FRANCE – Mr Lucas PHILIPPE, Controller General, European and International Affairs Advisor to the Director General of the French National Police

HUNGARY – Dr Mátyás HEGYALJAI, Police Brigadier General, Chief Advisor to the Minister of Interior on international relations

ITALY – Mr Stefano CARVELLI, Brigadier General, Special Police Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

NORTH MACEDONIA – Mr Aleksandar JANEV, Director of the Bureau for Public Security of the Ministry of Interior

TÜRKIYE – Mr Mustafa Serkan SABANCA, 1st Degree Chief Superintendent, Head of Interpol-Europol Department and Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of Türkiye

Seat of Vice-President for Asia (term of office: three years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for this seat was on 10 October 2025.
CHINA – Mr WANG Yong, 1st Class Police Commissioner, Director General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Public Security of China, and Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau of China 

JAPAN – Ms Kazumi OGASAWARA, Director General for International Affairs, Commissioner General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency and Head of Research and Training Center for International Criminal Investigation and Police Cooperation, National Police Academy

REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Mr LEE Jun Hyeong, Superintendent General, Director General for International Cooperation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency and Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of the Republic of Korea

Seats of Delegates for Africa (2 seats)* (terms of office: three years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for these seats was on 10 October 2025.

CAMEROON – Mr ZAKARI YAOU ALHADJ, Divisional Commissioner, Director of Border Police

KENYA – Mr Mohamed Ibrahim AMIN, Director of Criminal Investigations

SOUTH AFRICA – Mr Ntime Samson MOKHINE, Brigadier, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of South Africa

TUNISIA – Mr Issam FETOUI, Police Commissioner General, Director General of Public Security at the Ministry of Interior

Reserve list for a seat of Delegate for Europe** (terms of office: three years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for this reserve list was on 10 October 2025.
HUNGARY – Dr Mátyás HEGYALJAI, Police Brigadier General, Chief Advisor to the Minister of Interior on international relations

ITALY – Mr Stefano CARVELLI, Brigadier General, Special Police Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

NORTH MACEDONIA – Mr Aleksandar JANEV, Director of the Bureau for Public Security of the Ministry of Interior

POLAND – Mr Ireneusz SIEŃKO, Colonel, Director of International Police Cooperation Bureau, Police National Headquarters

Reserve list for a seat of Delegate for Asia** (term of office: three years)

Closing date for putting forward nominations for this reserve list was on 10 October 2025.
JAPAN – Ms Kazumi OGASAWARA, Director General for International Affairs, Commissioner General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency and Head of Research and Training Center for International Criminal Investigation and Police Cooperation, National Police Academy

REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Mr LEE Jun Hyeong, Superintendent General, Director General for International Cooperation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency and Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of the Republic of Korea


*The continent of the elected President will determine the geographical distribution of the seats of Vice Presidents. For example, if the elected President is from Europe, there will be no election for Vice President for Europe. 
The opening of a second seat of Delegate for Africa is also subject to the results of the election of the President, i.e., a second seat of Delegate for Africa will only be open if the elected President is not from Africa.
** Reserve lists are established for two delegate seats (one for Europe and one for Asia). These seats will only be opened if a sitting Executive Committee member from Europe or Asia is elected to a higher office.