List of presidents of FIFA
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The following is a list of presidents of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world association football governing body.[1]
| President of FIFA | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fédération Internationale de Football Association | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | FIFA Council |
| Seat | FIFA Headquarters, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Appointer | FIFA Congress |
| Term length | Four years Elected in the year following a FIFA World Cup (renewable three times) |
| Constituting instrument | FIFA Statutes |
| Precursor | Sepp Blatter |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Guérin |
| Formation | 21 May 1904 |
| Deputy | Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa |
| Salary | £2.6 million (FIFA figures for 2015) |
| Website | official website |
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino.[2][3] Before him, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was acting president after the impeachment of Sepp Blatter on 8 October 2015, which was later followed by a six-year ban from all football-related activities on 21 December 2015.[4][5]
Presidents of FIFA
| Presidency | President | Date of birth | Date of death | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Robert Guérin | 28 June 1876 | 19 March 1952 (aged 75) | 23 May 1904 | 4 June 1906 | 2 years, 12 days |  France |
| 2 |  | Daniel Burley Woolfall | 15 June 1852 | 24 October 1918 (aged 66) | 4 June 1906 | 24 October 1918 (died) | 12 years, 142 days |  United Kingdom |
| Acting |  | Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman[note 1] | 16 February 1877 | 26 June 1951 (aged 74) | 24 October 1918 (acting) | 1920 | 1 year, 309 days |  Netherlands |
| Acting (chairman) |  | Jules Rimet[note 2] | 14 October 1873 | 16 October 1956 (aged 83) | 1920 (acting) | 1 March 1921 | 185 days | France |
| 3 | 1 March 1921 | 21 June 1954 | 33 years, 112 days | |||||
| 4 |  | Rodolphe Seeldrayers | 16 December 1876 | 7 October 1955 (aged 78) | 21 June 1954 | 7 October 1955 (died) | 1 year, 108 days |  Belgium |
| Acting |  | Arthur Drewry | 3 March 1891 | 25 March 1961 (aged 70) | 7 October 1955 (acting) | 9 June 1956 | 246 days | United Kingdom |
| 5 | 9 June 1956 | 25 March 1961 (died) | 4 years, 289 days | |||||
| 6 |  | Stanley Rous[note 3] | 25 April 1895 | 18 July 1986 (aged 91) | 28 September 1961 | 8 May 1974 | 12 years, 222 days | United Kingdom |
| 7 |  | João Havelange[note 4] | 8 May 1916 | 16 August 2016 (aged 100) | 8 May 1974 | 8 June 1998 | 24 years, 31 days |  Brazil |
| 8 |  | Sepp Blatter | 10 March 1936 | Living | 8 June 1998 | 8 October 2015 (impeached)[note 5] | 17 years, 122 days |  Switzerland |
| 9 | .jpg) | Gianni Infantino | 23 March 1970 | Living | 26 February 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 50 days | Switzerland |
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