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H.E. Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa

Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (born 2 November 1965) is the President of the Bahrain Football Association. He is also the Chairman of the Asian Football Confederation Disciplinary Committee and the Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/committee=1882042.html

Background

Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahrain Royal Family. He graduated from University of Bahrain in 1992 with a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and History. Shaikh Salman has been involved in football for many years dating back to the 1980s when he played in the youth team of Bahrain Division I team, Riffa Club.


Since leaving Riffa Club to focus on his academic studies, Shaikh Salman has held executive positions at the BFA. In 1996 he was appointed Chairman of the National Team, elected Vice President two years later and eventually became the Football Association’s president in 2002. He has also served as the Co-Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee at several FIFA Tournaments such as, the FIFA World Cups, FIFA Beach Tournaments, FIFA Club Championships etc. He was also Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee at Beijing 2008.


Shaikh Salman is currently campaigning for the position of AFC Representative to the FIFA Executive Committee, a position held by Mohammed Bin Hammam President of AFC. The elections will be held at the AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8th May 2009.


Shaikh Salman’s campaign slogan is AFC – Asia for Change.

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