Ahmad Ahmad

Ahmad Ahmad (born December 30, 1959) is a Malagasy football administrator. He became a politician after being both a football player and coach in his younger days. Since February 2003, he serves as the president of Malagasy Football Federation[1][2] and currently in his third period of office.

Not to be confused with Ahmed Ahmed.
Ahmad Ahmad
President of CAF
Assumed office
March 16, 2017
Preceded byIssa Hayatou
Personal details
Born (1959-12-30) December 30, 1959
Mahajanga, Madagascar
NationalityMalagasy
OccupationPolitician
football administrator

In March 2017, he was voted in as President of CAF, winning 34 votes to Issa Hayatou's 20. He becomes the 7th President of the body. Before then, he was a member of the body's Executive Committee.[3]

Biography

Political career

In politics, he was Secretary of State for Sports and then Minister of Fisheries. Currently, as a senator, for which he was appointed in January 2016 by the President of the Republic, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, he is vice-president of the Senate.

Football

He was originally a football coach. From 2003, he was president of the Malagasy Football Federation. On March 16, 2017, he was elected president of the Confederation of African Football by winning against Issa Hayatou, who has been in office since 1988 with 34 votes against 20.

2019 Arrest

On June 6, 2019, FIFA confirmed that Ahmad was detained by French authorities.[4]. Ahmad was questioned by France's central office for combating corruption, financial crimes, and tax crimes (OCLCIFF).[5]. He was later released without charge.[6]

References
  1. "Ahmad replaces Issa Hayatou as African football chief". Al Jazeera. March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  2. "AHMAD - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. "Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new Caf president". BBC News. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. "FIFA statement on Mr Ahmad Ahmad". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. Conn, David (June 6, 2019). "African football president under questioning over corruption allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa. "CAF president freed without charge after French graft probe". africanews.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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