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West Asia

The West Asia Region of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) includes the following countries:

  • Afghanistan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
  • Turkmenistan
  • Yemen
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • United Arab Republic

Regional President

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Birendra Raj Pokharel

Action on Disability Rights and Development (ADRAD)
10/80 (Kha)Kopundole, Lalitpur,

NEPAL

Regional Board Members

S.
No.
Name Address
1 Ms. Nandini Rawal Executive Director
Blind People’s Association
132 Ft. Ring Road
Vastrapur
Ahmedabad - 380 015
Gujarat
INDIA
2 Dr. J.P. Singh Former Member Secretary
Rehabilitation Council of India
15/32 West Patel Nagar
New Delhi - 110008.
INDIA
3 Mr. Khandaker Jahurul Alam Executive Director
Centre for Services And
Information on Disability (CSID)
House:# 676, Flat # 1A, Road
# 13 Baitul Aman Housing
Society Adabor, Dhaka 1207
BANGLADESH
4 Dr. S.R. Mittal National Institute for the Visually Handicapped
116, Rajpura Road
Dehradun, Uttra Khand
INDIA
5 Ms. Fatemeh Amiri Head of Ardestani Academy
Director of PARVAZ International Film festival
(Disabled people’s issues)
Tehran University
Tehran IRAN
6 Mr. Madhav P Aryal Program Director
B P Eye Foundation, Children’s
Hospital for ENT and Rehabilitation Services (CHEERS)
Madhyapur Thimi Municipality
Lokanthali 16, Manahara Bhaktapur,
NEPAL
7 Mr. Khalid Naeem House No. 452, Road-C
Phase-3, Bahria Town, Islamabad
PAKISTAN
8 Dr. T.D.T.L. Dhanapala The Open University of Srilanka Nawala, Nugegoda, SRI LANKA
9 Dr. KAC Alwis The Open University of Srilanka Nawala,
Nugegoda
SRI LANKA
10 Mr. Ziad Amro PO Box 1047
Ramallah
PALESTINE
11 Mr. Ranchhod Soni Head: Technology
Blind People’s Association
132 Ft. Ring Road, Vastrapur
Ahmedabad - 380 015,
Gujarat INDIA


Ex-Officio Representatives of ICEVI Global

S.
No.
Designation Name & Address
1 President Dr. Frances Gentle
NextSense Institute
361-365 North Rocks Road
North Rocks NSW 2151
AUSTRALIA
2 Chief Executive Officer Dr. M.N.G. Mani
3 Professors Colony, SRKV Post
Coimbatore – 641 020
Tamil Nadu
INDIA
3 Immediate Past Regional President Dr. Bhushan Punani
Blind People’s Association
Jagdish Patel Chowk
Surdas Marg
Ahmedabad-380 015
Gujarat
INDIA
4 Second Vice President Ms. Sabine Fijn van Draat
Secretary, Executive Board
NOVUM Foundation
Amersfoortsestraatweg 180
1272 RR Huizen
THE NETHERLANDS
5 Treasurer Dr. Praveena Sukhraj-Ely
Advocate
The Children’s Disability Training Centre
CMI Building, 13A Joubert Street
Park Town, Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRICA