The current committee members are :

President
Mr. Mario Pace

Secretary
 Mr. Edward Fenech

Treasurer
 Mr. Simon Falzon

Members
Mr. Alexei Zammit

Anyone interested in joining the IFBB please either e-mail us or else send a cheque to Mr. Mario Pace at 26/1 Triq l-isptar il-qadim Valletta.

Initially bodybuilding & weightlifting were one association known as MAWLA(Malta Amateur Weightlifters Association). Its founder was Mr.Victor Saliba in 1954. 5 years later Mr.Joe Dimech was elected as President and during 1963 the MAWLA became a member of the MOC(Malta Olympic Committee) and the World Federation of Weightlifters.

On the 25th September 1965 the MAWLA changed its name to MAWLBBA(Malta Amatuer Weightlifters & Bodybuilders Association) and held its first National championships at The Palace Theatre in Paola. After facing difficult times the association eventually split and on the 22nd March 1968 the MABA(Malta Amatuer Bodybuilders Association was formed and affiliated itself with the IFBB(International Federation of Bodybuilders) led by Joe and Ben Weider. The first committee consisted of Mr. Simon Bonello as President, Mr. Joe Dimech as Vice President, Mr. Charles Gili as Secretary & Mr. Armando Buttigieg as Treasurer.

Eventually Mr. Joe Dimech was elected as president, a position he held until 2002. Dr. Mario Zammit held this position from January 2003 until June 2004 when Mr. Mario Pace was elected as the new MABA President.  In January 2006 the association’s members voted unanimously to change the name to IFBB Malta.

 

Punti principali tal-istatut tal-MABA:

  • L-isem tal-ghaqda huwa IFBB Malta u hija affiljata mal-IFBB;
  • L-iskopijiet tal-ghaqda huma li tizviluppa u li tikkontrolla il-bodybuilding fuq skala nazzjonali, li teduka lill-atleti taghha fuq il-weight training, nutrizzjoni u fuq nuqqas ta’ abbuz minn sustanzi pprojbiti, li torganizza il-kampjonati nazzjonali u li tara li il-bodybuilding Malti jigi rrapprezentat f’kompetizzjonijiet internazzjonali organizzati mill-IFBB;
  • Ir-rata ta shubija hija ta LM 10 fis-sena ghal min ikun behsiebu jikkompeti fil-kampjonati nazzjonali u LM 5 ghal min ma jkollux dan il-hsieb;
  • Dawk kollha lura fil-hlas jitilfu d-dritt li jiehdu sehem fil-laqghat organizzati mill-IFBB Malta sakemm ma jigix deciz mod iehor mill-kumitat;
  • Fuq xi kaz ta dixxiplina jista jkun hemm xi multa imposta mill-kumitat;
  • Talbiet ghal reinstatement ghandhom jigu bil-miktub u decizjoni finali ghandha tittiehed mill-kumitat;
  • Ghandha ssir mill-inqas seduta tal-kumitat darba kull 3 xhur u laqgha generali darba fis-sena;
  • Sabiex inkunu konformi mal-IFBB, il-kumitat ghandu d-dritt jissospendi lil xi membru li jiehu sehem f’kompetizzjonijiet organizzati minn ghaqdiet ohrajn;
  • L-IFBB Malta tista’ taghmel screening/doping tests fuq l-atleti taghha u dawn isiru fuq ghazla unika tal-kumitat;
  • F’kaz li bodybuilder jinstab pozittiv, il-kumitat jiddiskuti il-kaz u tigi deciza is-sospensjoni;
  • Il-Kompetituri u l-judges huma pprojbiti milli jitkellmu b’mod privat;
  • Kull kompetitur ghandu dritt jara il-judging sheets minghajr ma tigi zvelata il-gurija.