Union structures

General Assembly

It is ASBUS's supreme body and has all powers to achieve the organization’s objectives. It consists of all active, associate and affiliate members and holds its ordinary sessions once every year.

Executive Council

ASBUS’s Executive Council assumes all the General Assembly’s powers in between the two ordinary sessions and takes the necessary decisions in this regard, except for the acts and special fields which belong exclusively to the General Assembly’s competence . The ASBU General Assembly designs the Executive Council for a period of two years, renewable only once, as follows:

• 12 members representing the active members to be chosen in alphabetical order according to the mid-term renewal rule and taking into account the conditions established by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session.
• one-third of ASBU participating members, a minimum of two and a maximum of six, in accordance with the conditions established by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session.

Composition of ASBU Executive Council for 2022-2023:

• Jordan
• Bahrain
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Saudi Arabia
• Oman
• Qatar
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Morocco
• Egypt
• UAE
• Iraq
• Sudan

• Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC)

ASBU President and Vice-Presidents for the 2022-2023 term :

• Mr. Mohammad Bin Fahd Al-Harithi, CEO of Saudi Broadcasting Authority, President
• Mr. Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Al Awash, Former ASBU President, First Vice-President
• Mr. Hussein Zain,President of the Egyptian National Media Corporation, Second Vice-President.

The Executive Council meets at least twice a year to review the reports of the ASBU Standing Committees and Bodies as well as any other items on its agenda.

Executive Office for Emergency Affairs :

In light of the rapid changes in the audiovisual sector, especially as regards the acquisition of the rights of sports events, the ASBU Executive Office for Emergency Affairs deliberates on appropriate solutions to any emergency issues that may arise and takes appropriate decisions thereon during the period between the meetings of the Executive Council. ASBU General Assembly designates six members for a two-year term to form the Executive Office for Emergency Affairs:

• ASBU President/ Chairperson
• ASBU First Vice-President/ Member
• ASBU Second Vice-President/ Member
• An active member from among the members of the Executive Council / Member
• An associate member from among the two associate members of the Executive Council / member
• The Director General/ Member

The Executive Office for Emergency Affairs meets at the invitation of its President on request from the Director-General. All decisions and measures taken by the EOEA are submitted to the Executive Council for approval.

Composition of the Executive Office for Emergency Affairs for the 2022-2023 term

• Mr. Mohammad Bin Fahd Al-Harithi, ASBU President
• Mr. Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Awash, Member
• Mr. Hussein Zain,Head of the Egyptian National Media Corporation, Member
• Mr Khaled Abdullah Doosary, Assistant Undersecretary of the ministry of Information Affairs, Barhrain Radio and Television, Member
• Mrs. Awatef Dali, President Director of Tunisian National Television, Member
• Mr. Chaabane Lounakel, Director General of Algerian Public Television, Member
• Eng. Abdel Rahim Suleiman, ASBU Director General, Member

Standing Committees

ASBU Standing Committees are among the key advisory bodies that help ASBU achieve the objectives set out in its founding charter. The committees submit their annual recommendations to the Executive Council and the General Assembly for approval.

• Standing Committee for Administrative, Financial and Legal Affairs
• Technical Standing Committee
• TV Programs Standing Committee
• News Standing Committee
• Radio Standing Committee
• Sports Standing Committee
• New Media Standing Committee

Sub-committees and working groups emanate from the Standing Committees. All standing committees meet once a year except for the Standing Committee for Administrative, Financial and Legal Affairs, which meets twice a year.