The FEI President HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is one of the four persons nominated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board for election as IOC members. The IOC Session will vote upon these candidatures on 7 July 2007 during its annual meeting in Guatemala City.

The other nominees are Patrick Baumann (SUI), Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Andrés Botero (COL), President of the Columbian Olympic Committee, and Rita Subowo (INA), President of the Indonesian Olympic Committee.

Commenting on the decision, Jacques Rogge said: "these are four highly competent individuals who would undoubtedly make an excellent contribution to the IOC and its work around the world. The fact that half of the nominees are women, as was the case with the nominations made in 2006, reflects the IOC’s desire to lead by example as regards our policy of increasing the number of women in sports organisations.” The FEI is one of only two International Olympic Sports Federation out of a total of 34, 28 Summer and 6 Winter, to be chaired by a woman and this ever since 1986.

These elections will bring the number of IOC members to 115. The IOC members represent the IOC in their respective countries, and not their countries within the IOC. They are men and women who have competed in the Olympic Games, are captains of industry or representatives from the worlds of sport and business. They are all volunteers. IOC members meet once a year at a general assembly, or Session, the supreme body of the organisation. At these Sessions, the members take decisions concerning the institution and the Olympic Games, such as the choice of host cities of the Games, changes to the Olympic Charter, electing the IOC President, Vice-Presidents and Executive Board members, and co-opting new members.