Previous APRALO Regional Officers

Previous APRALO Regional Officers

LEADERSHIP 2023-2025

CHAIR

Amrita Choudhury 

Cybercafe Association CCAOI

2024 AGM - 2026 AGM

2022-2024 AGM

VICE-CHAIR 

Ali AlMeshal



2023-2025 AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Aris Ignacio



2024 AGM - 2026 AGM

2022-2024 AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2023 AGM - 2024 AGM

2022 AGM - 2023 AGM

2021 AGM - 2022 AGM

2020 AGM - 2021 AGM

2018 AGM- 2020 AGM

2017 AGM- 2018 AGM

ALAC Members

RALO

Member

RALO/NomCom Result

 Term

APRALO

Justine Chew

NomCom Selected

2023 AGM-2025 AGM

APRALO

Shah Zahidur Rahman

RALO Elected

2023 AGM- 2025 AGM

APRALO

Satish Babu

RALO Elected

2024 AGM - 2026AGM;

2022 AGM-2024 AGM

LEADERSHIP 2021-2023

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Amrita Choudhury 

Cybercafe Association CCAOI

2022-2024 AGM

VICE-CHAIR (Interim Appointment)

Gunela Astbrink



2022-2023 AGM

(Lianna resignation)

VICE-CHAIR

Aris Ignacio



2022-2024 AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2022 AGM - 2023 AGM

2021 AGM - 2022 AGM

2020 AGM - 2021 AGM

2018 AGM- 2020 AGM

2017 AGM- 2018 AGM

*The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment

ALAC REPRESENTATIVES



To help with At-Large organizing, and to work with user groups worldwide in advising ICANN on pending issues of interest to end users, ICANN created the 15-member Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in 2003. Each RALO has 3 ALAC members.

Current ALAC members from Asia Pacific are:

ALAC Members

RALO

Member

RALO/NomCom Result

 Term

APRALO

Rao Naveed Bin Rais

NomCom Selected

2021 AGM-2023 AGM

APRALO

Maureen Hilyard

 RALO Elected

2021 AGM-AGM 2023

2019 AGM-2021 AGM

2017 AGM-2019 AGM

2015 AGM-2017 AGM

APRALO

Satish Babu

RALO Elected

2022 AGM-2024 AGM



ALAC Voting Delegate to the NomCom

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

Ali AlMeshal 

AGM 2022-2023 AGM

LEADERSHIP 2019-2021

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Satish Babu

ISOC-TRV/Computer Society of India

2020-2022 AGM

2018-2020 AGM

2016-2018 AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Amrita Choudhury (9 July 2021-2022 AGM)

Nadira Al-Araj (resigned 12 May 2021)

Internet Society Palestine Chapter

9 July 2021-2022 AGM

2020- 2022 AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Lianna Galstyan

Internet Society NGO (ISOC Armenia)

2021 - 2022 (Resignation)

2019 AGM- 2021 AGM

2017 AGM-2019 AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2021 AGM - 2022 AGM 

2018 AGM- 2020 AGM

2017 AGM- 2018 AGM

*The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment

RALO

Member

RALO/NomCom Result

 Term

APRALO

Justine Chew

NomCom Selected

2019 AGM-2021 AGM

APRALO

Maureen Hilyard

 RALO Elected

2021 AGM-AGM 2023

2019 AGM-2021 AGM

2017 AGM-2019 AGM

2015 AGM-2017 AGM

APRALO

Holly Raiche

RALO Elected

2020 AGM-2022 AGM

2018 AGM- 2020 AGM

2016 AGM-2018 AGM;

2014 AGM- 2016 AGM

ALAC Voting Delegate to the NomCom

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

Amrita Choudury

AGM 2020-2021 AGM



LEADERSHIP 2018 - 2020



Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Satish Babu

ISOC-TRV/Computer Society of India

2016-2018 AGM

2018-2020 AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Ali AlMeshal

Bahrain Internet Society

2016- 2018 AGM

2018 - 2020 AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Lianna Galstyan

Internet Society NGO (ISOC Armenia)

2017 AGM-2019AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2017AGM- 2018AGM

2018 AGM- 2020 AGM



ALAC Members

RALO

Member

RALO/NomCom Result

 Term

APRALO

Kaili Kan

NomCom Selected

2015AGM-2017AGM

2017 AGM-2019 AGM

APRALO

Maureen Hilyard

 RALO Elected

2015AGM-2017AGM

2017AGM-2019AGM

APRALO

Holly Raiche

RALO Elected

2016AGM-2018AGM;

2014AGM- 2016AGM

2018AGM- 2020 AGM

ALAC Voting Delegate to the NomCom

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

Term

Amrita Choudury

AGM 2019-2020 AGM

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

Nadira Al-Araj

2017AGM - 2018AGM 

2018 AGM-2019 AGM

LEADERSHIP 2017 - 2018



Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Satish Babu

ISOC-TRV/Computer Society of India

2016-2018AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Ali AlMeshal

Bahrain Internet Society

2016- 2018AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Lianna Galstyan

Internet Society NGO (ISOC Armenia)

2017 AGM-2019AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2017AGM- 2018AGM

*The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment



ALAC REPRESENTATIVES



To help with At-Large organizing, and to work with user groups worldwide in advising ICANN on pending issues of interest to end users, ICANN created the 15-member Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in 2003. Each RALO has 3 ALAC members.

Current ALAC members from Asia Pacific are:

ALAC Members

RALO

Member

RALO/NomCom Result

 Term

APRALO

Kaili Kan

NomCom Selected

2015AGM-2017AGM

2017 AGM-2019 AGM

APRALO

Maureen Hilyard

 RALO Elected

2015AGM-2017AGM

2017AGM-2019AGM

APRALO

Holly Raiche

RALO Elected

2016AGM-2018AGM; 2014AGM- 2016AGM



ALAC Voting Delegate to the NomCom

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

Nadira Al-Araj

2017AGM - 2018AGM 







Officers 2016-2018

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Satish Babu

ISOC-TRV/Computer Society of India

2016-2018AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Ali AlMeshal

Bahrain Internet Society

2016- 2018AGM

VICE-CHAIR

vacant



2015AGM-2017AGM

SECRETARIAT*

Pavan Budhrani

ISOC Hong Kong

2016AGM- 2017AGM

NOTE: Satish Babu assumed the APRALO Interim Chair position starting on September 1, 2016, replacing Siranush Vardanyan, who joined ICANN staff .

ALAC Voting Delegate to the NomCom

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

ALAC Appointed Delegate to the NomCom

 Term

 Amir Qayyum

2015AGM - 2016AGM; 2016 AGM -2017 AGM 

2014-2016



Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)



Position

Name

ALS/Location

Term(s)

CHAIR

Siranush Vardanyan

Armenian Association for the Disabled

2014-2016AGM *

VICE-CHAIR

Ali AlMeshal

Bahrain Internet Society

2014- 2016AGM

VICE-CHAIR

Satish Babu

Computer Society of India

2015AGM-2017AGM