Arab struggle for the presidency. AFC receives nominations for the election of the Executive Board

The AFC, informing National Member Federations on October 31, 2018, that the election of Executive Board members for the 2019-2023 session will take place at the 29th Assembly meeting on April 6, 2019 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

The national member associations were given at midnight on 6 December 2018 to submit nominations in accordance with the requirements of the Statute (2018 version) and the electoral system of the Federation (version 2018) for the following positions:

President of the AFC, Vice President of FIFA, President of the AFC and six members of the FIFA Council, including a member of the AFC Executive Committee, five members of the Executive Board, Including a member of the FIFA Council and nine other members of the Executive Board of the CFA.

The AFC has received the following appointments for positions:

– CAF President and FIFA Vice President: Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), Saud Abdul Aziz Al Mohannadi (Qatar) and Mohammed Khalfan Matar Saeed Al Rumaithi (United Arab Emirates).

– The five members of the AFC President:

(West Asia): Qusay Bin Abdul Aziz Al Fawaz (Saudi Arabia), Saud Abdul Aziz Al Mohannadi (Qatar) and Hashim Haider (Lebanon).

(Central Asia): Simitai Sultanov (Kyrgyzstan) and Mahdi Taj (Iran).

(South Asia): Makhdoom Sayed Saleh Faisal Hayat (Pakistan) and Parafol Patil (India).

(South-East Asia): Dato Haji Hamedin bin Haji Mohammed Amin (Malaysia), General Sumayut Pompanmong (Thailand), Dr. Tran Kwok Tuan (Vietnam) and Zaw Zhao (Myanmar).

(East Asia): Janbatar Amgalanbatar (Mongolia), Mung Game Chung (South Korea), Mr. Tu Zhaokai (China) and Valentino San Gil (Guam).

– Member of the AFC Executive Board: Saud Abdulaziz Al-Muhannadi (Qatar), Khalid Awad Al-Thubaiti (Saudi Arabia), Mariano Araneta Junior (Philippines) and Mong Gio Chung (South Korea). Zhaoqai (China), Mahed Sayed Faisal Saleh Hayat (Pakistan), Paravol Patil (India), Kozo Tashima (Japan) and Mahdi Taj (Iran).

Five women members of the Executive Board, including a member of the FIFA Council:

(West Asia): Susan Shalabi (Palestine).

(South Asia): plus Kyron (Bangladesh) and Maryam Mohammed (Maldives) are reserved.

(Southeast Asia): Kania Kyumani (Laos).

(East Asia): Han On Gyeong (North Korea).

– Nine additional members of the AFC Executive Board:

(Western Asia): Abdul Khaleq Masoud Ahmad (Iraq), Dr. Hamid Mohammed Al Shaibani (Yemen), Louay Ibrahim Al-Subaie (Saudi Arabia), Sheikh Salim Saeed Salem Al-Wahibi (Oman) and Ing.

(Central Asia): Said Ali Reza Aghazadeh (Afghanistan).

(South Asia): Aruna de Silva (Sri Lanka), Karma Tsering Sherpa (Nepal) and Eugene Tsichup (Bhutan).

(Southeast Asia): Dato Hamdin bin Haji Mohammed Amin (Malaysia), Goku Dreuno (Indonesia), Lee Bonne Winston (Singapore), Chris Nico (Australia) and Dr. Tran Kwok Tuan (Vietnam).

(East Asia): Janbatar Amjalanpatar (Mongolia), Mung Game Chung (South Korea), Fuk Kai Chan Eric (Hong Kong), Valentino San Gil (Guam) and Kozo Tashima (Japan).

Candidates must undergo an eligibility check from the AFC Electoral Commission, as well as an eligibility test for the Federation Council Revision Committee. of FIFA.

The AFC Electoral Commission will be responsible for all tasks related to the organization, administration and supervision of elections. Elections to the Council of the International Federation will be attended by certain persons by the FIFA Governance Committee.

The final list of candidates is announced 30 days before the General Assembly, in accordance with the statutes (2018 version) and the AFC electoral system (2018).