Mohamed bin Hammam,
President, Asian Football Confederation
Executive Committee Member, FIFA

AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam has a rich background in sports administration, having held key and diverse leadership positions over the past 40 years. Bin Hammam’s first foray into leadership saw him elected in 1972 as President of the Rayyan Sports Club, one of Qatar’s most prominent football clubs.  Outside of football, Bin Hammam gained valuable experience at the national sports level as President of the Qatar Volleyball Association and Qatar Table Tennis Association between 1979 and 1983. Returning to his football roots in 1992, Bin Hammam was elected President of the Qatar Football Association – the first step in a journey that took him to the summit of continental football, ultimately resulting in his election as Asian Football Confederation President in 2002. Bin Hammam’s position as one of football’s most dynamic leaders has also been reinforced by his election to the FIFA Executive Committee, a position he has held since 1996.

Bin Hammam is now undoubtedly an established global leader in the international sports community.  Among his important roles he continues to act as Chairman of the FIFA GOAL Project Bureau, as well as other key positions in FIFA and AFC.  In addition, Bin Hammam is a Member of the Advisory Council (Parliament) of Qatar – appointed by His Highness the Emir of Qatar.

During his career, Bin Hammam has displayed visionary leadership and has inspired a passion for football development that is shared by those who subscribe to his view that the Future is Asia.

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Asian Football Confederation
www.the-afc.com

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body for association football in Asia, providing its 46 member associations with competitions, development programmes and leadership in football matters. Having a geographical reach of more than half of the world’s population, AFC was established in 1954, and was headquartered in Hong Kong until 1965. After brief stints in Penang and Ipoh, Malaysia, AFC Headquarters are now permanently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The responsibilities of AFC include: governance of association football throughout Asia, regulating the game, drafting new laws to improve the sport, implementing the law, boosting grassroots and youth football, and conducting major competitions.

AFC is divided into four regions – West Asian, Central & South Asia, Asean and East Asia. The following Member Associations are part of the AFC:

East: China, Hong Kong, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Guam, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Macau and Mongolia.

West: Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Yemen.

South & Central: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Asean: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.