Mohammed bin Hammam
Mohammed bin Hammam | |
|---|---|
محمد بن همّام | |
Bin Hammam in 2010 | |
| 9th President of AFC | |
| In office 1 August 2002 – 29 May 2011 | |
| Vice President | Zhang Jilong |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shah |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jilong (acting) |
| Chairman of Qatar Football Association | |
| In office 1 February 1992 – 1 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Rahman Ridzha |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Hashem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed bin Hammam 8 May 1949 Doha, Qatar |
| Spouse | Divorced 3 times |
| Children | 11 |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
Mohammed bin Hammam (Arabic: محمد بن همّام; born 8 May 1949) is a Qatari former football administrator. He was president of the Asian Football Confederation from 2002 to 2011, and a member of FIFA's 24-man executive committee from 1996 to 2011.
On 23 July 2011, Bin Hammam was banned for life from all FIFA and football-related activities by an action of the FIFA Ethics Committee. Bin Hammam challenged this sanction in the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the ban was subsequently annulled on 19 July 2012 due to lack of sufficient evidence. However, just 5 months later in December 2012, FIFA handed bin Hammam a second life ban from football after "conflicts of interest" were identified in his role as president of the AFC.
He was the subject of an exposé published by the British newspaper the Sunday Times in June 2014. The newspaper published leaked email documents which showed that bin Hammam had paid members of other nations' Football Associations in the run up to his FIFA presidential election campaign and prior to the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids decision that took place in December 2010.