Yahiya Taufik Abu Khader(ph) is a member of the security committee in the Anbar Provincial Council.

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In addition to his Athens triumph, Taufik also won the 2005 world championships and 2006 Asian Games.

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Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat won gold in the men's singles badminton final, beating South Korea's Shon Seung-Mo 15-8 15-7.

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Recently, the world of badminton was faced with the daunting possibility that one of the world's greatest players, Taufik Hidayat, might change loyalties from Indonesia to Singapore.

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