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Jassim Al-Buainain is the only candidate for the presidency of the Football Association

April 17, 2023

Qatari media learned that Mr. Jassim Al-Buainain is the only candidate for the presidency of the Football Association, succeeding His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, who did not run for the position during the coming period. And the 4 names that applied for candidacy for membership of the Board of Directors are:

Mr. Hani Talib Ballan, Mr. Mohammed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Mr. Khalid Abdullah Al Sulaiti, and Mr. Hasan Juma Al Muhannadi

The door for candidacy closed today, Monday, April 17, 2023.

It is noteworthy that the current board of directors, whose term expires with the Football Association elections next May, included His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani as Chairman, and his late deputy, God willing, Mr. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Muhannadi, and the membership of Mr. Ibrahim Khalil Al-Muhannadi, and Mr. Wahani Talib Ballan, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Thani, Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, and Mr. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Buainain.

It is worth noting that the Football Association elections will be held on the first of June of this year.

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Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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