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World Presidents
World President
FIABCI Presidential Medal
The World President is elected by the General Assembly for a one-year term, or until his successor assumes his or her post. The President cannot be immediately re-elected. He represents the Federation in its everyday business and is empowered to do so. He is authorized to act in the Federation’s name in all legal matters.
The World President in Office has to wear the Presidential Medal at all official meetings and visits during his/her mandate. At the closing ceremony of World Real Estate Congress, the outgoing World President transfers the Presidential medal to the incoming World President and receives the Past World President Medal as a symbol of transfer of Presidency.
The 1st World President and founder of FIABCI is Pierre COLLEVILLE (1951-1955, FIABCI-France).
World President in Office
Assen MAKEDONOV
World President
FIABCI-Bulgaria
Assen Makedonov, a property professional from Bulgaria, assumed the position of World President for FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation, during an official ceremony at the 69th FIABCI World Congress, held in Dubai, April 27 – May 2.
Mr. Makedonov is a partner of B&H Real Estate in Sofia, Bulgaria. B&H Real Estate was one of the first Bulgarian real estate firms to operate on a national scale, providing brokerage, legal, property management and valuation services. It is a founding member of the National Association of Real Estate Agencies (NREA) in Bulgaria, as well as the Bulgarian chapter of FIABCI.
Assen Makedonov holds a master’s degree in economics and has more than 30 years’ experience in the international trade, travel and real estate industries, including brokerage, development, investment and management. He holds the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Transnational Referral Certified (TRC), and the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) professional designations. In association with the CLHMS designation, Makedonov achieved Million Dollar GUILD status, which recognizes high performance in luxury markets around the world.
Active in organized real estate for more than a decade, Mr. Makedonov served as a member of the Board of FIABCI-Bulgaria from 2007 to 2015, and as its President in 2013‐2014.
At the international level, he has served on the Board of FIABCI since 2015. In 2015-2016, he served as President of the Strategic Planning Committee and in 2016-2017, as President of the Finance Committee. In 2017-2018 he served as President Elect, representing FIABCI at the United Nations.
As World President, Mr. Makedonov plans to build upon the strategic initiatives of his immediate predecessors, which are tied to the organization’s Vision 2020 and lay the foundation for taking the organization to the next step by identifying core objectives to align with a Vision 2030.
Predecessor
Farook MAHMOOD
World President 2017-2018
FIABCI-India
Successor
Walid MOUSSA
President Elect.
FIABCI-Arabic Countries
World Presidents 1951 - 2018
Pierre COLLEVILLE
World President 1951-1955
FIABCI-France
Horace JULLIARD
World President 1955-1957
FIABCI-Suisse
Leonard REAUME
World President 1957-1959
FIABCI-USA
Hans PLANK
World President 1959-1961
FIABCI-Österreich
Paul VIELHOMME
World President 1961-1963
FIABCI-France
Elie CORDIER
World President 1963-1965
FIABCI-Belgique
Edward E. SAUNDERS
World President 1965-1967
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Jean BAILLY
World President 1967-1969
FIABCI-France
John C.TYSEN
World President 1969-1971
FIABCI-USA
Willy V.EGELI
World President 1971-1973
FIABCI-Suisse
Geoffrey L.GAY
World President 1973-1975
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Philip D.P. HOLMES
World President 1975-1977
FIABCI-Canada
Woodrow WEIGHT
World President 1977-1979
FIABCI-Australia
Georges DE WANDELEER
World President 1979-1980
FIABCI-Belgique
Philip C. SMABY
World President 1980-1981
FIABCI-USA
Giovanni GABETTI
World President 1981-1982
FIABCI-Italia
Hideo EDO
World President 1982-1983
FIABCI-Japan
Renée-Fr RICHARDIERE
World President 1983-1984
FIABCI-France
Cilve H. LEWIS
World President 1984-1985
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Ralph PRITCHARD
World President 1985-1986
FIABCI-USA
Otto STÖBEN
World President 1986-1987
FIABCI-Deutschland
Albert FISH
World President 1987-1988
FIABCI-Deutschland
Glyn T.H. ING
World President 1988-1989
FIABCI-Taiwan
Ir. CIPUTRA
World President 1989-1990
FIABCI-Indonesia
Jean-Claude AMSELLE
World President 1990-1991
FIABCI-France
J. Hajine TSUBOI
World President 1991-1992
FIABCI-Japan
Alan HOOD
World President 1992-1993
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Luiz Carlos DE ALMEIDA
World President 1993-1994
FIABCI-Brasil
Willy EGELI
World President 1994-1995
FIABCI-Suisse
Ferry SONNEVILLE
World President 1995-1996
FIABCI-Indonesia
Sheldon GOOD
World President 1996-1997
FIABCI-USA
Alfons METZGER
World President 1997-1998
FIABCI-Österreich
Anthony P. GRANT
World President 1998-1999
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Jun-Ichiro TANAKA
World President 1999-2000
FIABCI-Japan
Laurence MCCABE
World President 2000-2001
FIABCI-Ireland
Nestor WEIGAND
World President 2001-2002
FIABCI-USA
Daniel TEO
World President 2002-2003
FIABCI-Singapore
Jean-Marc LEVET
World President 2003-2004
FIABCI-France
John E.GREIG
World President 2004-2005
FIABCI-Australia
Alan TONG
World President 2005-2006
FIABCI-Malaysia
Owen GWYN JR.
World President 2006-2007
FIABCI-USA
Julian JOSEPHS
World President 2007-2008
FIABCI-United Kingdom
Luis F. CORREA-B.
World President 2008-2009
FIABCI-Colombia
Lisa KURRASS
World President 2009-2010
FIABCI-USA
Enrico CAMPAGNOLI
World President 2010-2011
FIABCI-Italia
Alexander ROMANENKO
World President 2011-2012
FIABCI-Russia
Judy SHENEFIELD
World President 2012-2013
FIABCI-USA
Flavio GONZAGA NUNES
World President 2013-2014
FIABCI-Brasil
Robyn WATERS
World President 2014-2015
FIABCI-Australia
Danielle GROSSENBACHER
World President 2015-2016
FIABCI-USA
Kirkor AJDERHANYAN
World President 2016-2017
FIABCI-France
Farook MAHMOOD
World President 2017-2018
FIABCI-India
