List of presidents of FIFA
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| President of FIFA | |
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Currently suspended president Sepp Blatter
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| 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 | |
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| 1 | Robert Guérin | 28 June 1876 | 19 March 1952 | 22 May 1904 | 4 June 1906 | 2 years | ||
| 2 | Daniel Burley Woolfall | 15 June 1852 | 24 October 1918 | 4 June 1906 | 24 October 1918 | 12 years | ||
| 3 | Jules Rimet | 14 October 1873 | 16 October 1956 | 1921 | 1954 | 33 years | ||
| 4 | Rodolphe Seeldrayers | 16 December 1876 | 7 October 1955 | 1954 | 7 October 1955 | 1 year | ||
| 5 | Arthur Drewry | 3 March 1891 | 25 March 1961 | 1955 | 25 March 1961 | 6 years | ||
| 6 | Stanley Rous | 25 April 1895 | 18 July 1986 | 1961 | 8 May 1974 | 13 years | ||
| 7 | João Havelange | 8 May 1916 | Living | 8 May 1974 | 8 June 1998 | 24 years | ||
| 8 | Sepp Blatter | 10 March 1936 | Living | 8 June 1998 | 8 October 2015 (suspended) | 17 years | ||
| Acting | - | Issa Hayatou | 9 August 1946 | Living | 8 October 2015 | - | - | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Issa Hayatou takes temporary charge of Fifa". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.