Keramuddin Keram
Keramuddin Keram | |
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Governor of Panjshir, Afghanistan | |
In office 21 April 2010 – 2 November 2013 | |
Preceded by | Hajji Bahlol |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Kabiri |
Personal details | |
Born | Panjshir, Afghanistan | 1 January 1962
Occupation | President of A.F.F.(2013-2019) |
Keramuddin Keram is a politician in Afghanistan, who has served as Governor of Panjshir Province till November 2, 2013. He was Chief of staff in the Ministry of Defense under Mohammed Fahim between 2002 and December 2004. He is an ethnic Tajik.[1] He is the current president of the Afghanistan Football Federation, a position he has held since 2004.[2]
Sexual assault allegations
In 2018, an investigation was launched when several players of Afghanistan women's national football team has alleged that Karim sexually assaulted, threatened and physically attacked them.[3]
On June 8, 2019, FIFA barred Keram, who was president of Afghanistan's soccer association, from the sport for life after reports that he had threatened and sexually assaulted players. He was also fined about USD $1 million.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Database". www.afghan-bios.info.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Wrack, Exclusive by Suzanne (27 December 2018). "'There was blood everywhere': the abuse case against the Afghan FA president" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Panja, Tariq; Nordland, Rod (June 8, 2019). "FIFA Bars Afghan Soccer Chief for Life After Sexual Assault Accusations" – via NYTimes.com.