List of presidents of FIFA

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President of FIFA
FIFA Logo (2010).svg
Йозеф Блаттер.jpg
Currently suspended president Sepp Blatter
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Member of FIFA Executive Committee
Seat FIFA Headquarters, Zürich, Switzerland
Appointer FIFA Congress
Term length Four years
Elected in the year following a FIFA World Cup
Constituting instrument FIFA Statutes
Inaugural holder Robert Guérin
Formation May 21, 1904
Salary 5-7 million dollars (2010)
Website official website

The following is a list of presidents of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world association football governing body.

Presidents Daniel Burley Woolfall, Rodolphe Seeldrayers and Arthur Drewry died during their term in office.

The current acting president is Cameroonian Issa Hayatou after the suspension of Sepp Blatter on 8 October 2015.[1]

List of presidents[edit]

Presidency President Date of birth Date of death Took office Left office Time in office Nationality
1 Robert Guérin 1906 year.jpg Robert Guérin 28 June 1876 19 March 1952 22 May 1904 4 June 1906 2 years  France
2 Daniel Burley Woolfall 1908 year.jpg Daniel Burley Woolfall 15 June 1852 24 October 1918 4 June 1906 24 October 1918 12 years  England
3 Jules Rimet in 1920.jpg Jules Rimet 14 October 1873 16 October 1956 1921 1954 33 years  France
4 Rodolphe Seeldrayers.jpg Rodolphe Seeldrayers 16 December 1876 7 October 1955 1954 7 October 1955 1 year  Belgium
5 Arthur Drewry.jpg Arthur Drewry 3 March 1891 25 March 1961 1955 25 March 1961 6 years  England
6 Stanley Rous.jpg Stanley Rous 25 April 1895 18 July 1986 1961 8 May 1974 13 years  England
7 João Havelange.jpg João Havelange 8 May 1916 Living 8 May 1974 8 June 1998 24 years  Brazil
8 Йозеф Блаттер.jpg Sepp Blatter 10 March 1936 Living 8 June 1998 8 October 2015 (suspended) 17 years   Switzerland
Acting - Issa Hayatou 9 August 1946 Living 8 October 2015 - -  Cameroon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Issa Hayatou takes temporary charge of Fifa". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.