Tetea Hmar

President, Mizoram Football Association

Elected President of the Mizoram Football Association unopposed at its Annual General Body Meeting on 23 May 2024.

May 2024 – Present

MLA, Aizawl West-II

Elected Member of the 8th Mizoram Legislative Assembly from the Aizawl West-II (Scheduled Tribe) constituency with 10,398 votes. Sworn in on 8 December 2023.

Dec 2023 – Present

Minister of State — Labour, Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Oversees labour welfare, employment generation, skill development programmes, and entrepreneurship promotion across Mizoram.

Dec 2023 – Present

Minister of State — Sport & Youth Services

Responsible for the promotion of sports and the welfare and development of youth across Mizoram.

Dec 2023 – Present

Minister of State — Excise & Narcotics

Administers excise policy and leads efforts to combat drug abuse and narcotics trafficking in Mizoram.

Dec 2023 – Present

Member, AFC Social Responsibility Committee

Appointed to the Social Responsibility Committee of the Asian Football Confederation in April 2023.

Apr 2023 — Nov 2023

Chairman, AIFF League Committee

Appointed Chairman of the All India Football Federation League Committee on 20 September 2022, overseeing league football governance at the national level.

Sep 2022 — Nov 2023

Honorary Secretary, Mizoram Football Association

Elected uncontested as Honorary Secretary of the MFA in 2011. Principal architect of the Mizoram Premier League — the first regional domestic football league in India, established in 2012.

Jan 2011 — May 2024

Joint Editor — Vanglaini & Revival Evangelical Weekly

Served as Joint Editor of Vanglaini — Mizoram's leading daily newspaper — and the Revival Evangelical Weekly. Entered journalism in 2001 as a sports reporter.

Jan 2001 — Dec 2011

Lecturer, Pachhunga University College

After qualifying NET, taught history at Pachhunga University College, Aizawl for approximately two years before transitioning to journalism.

Jan 1999 — Dec 2001