Nasser Al-Khelaïfi
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| Country (sports) |
 Qatar
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| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born |
12 November 1973 Doha, Qatar |
| Turned pro | 1992 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Plays | Right handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 12–33 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 995 (4 November 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–18 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1040 (8 February 1993) |
| Last updated on: May 20, 2013. | |
Nasser Ghanim Al-Khelaïfi (Arabic: ناصر بن غانم الخليفي) (born 12 November 1973) is a Qatari businessman and a former professional tennis player. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of beIN Media Group, chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, president of the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and vice president of the Asian Tennis Federation for West Asia (ATF).
Al-Khelaïfi is chairman and chief executive officer of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club in France. He is also a member of the organizing committee for the FIFA Club World Cup.
In 2015, he was crowned ‘favourite Ligue 1. president’ and in 2016, L'Equipe named him ‘the most powerful man in French football’.
On 31 December 2013, Al Jazeera Sport global operations were spun off from Al Jazeera Media Network and rebranded as beIN Sports. In parallel, BeIN Media Group was incorporated and became the official owner of beIN Sports. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was then appointed chairman and chief executive officer of beIN Media Group. beIN Sports has 22 channels including 17 HD channels and broadcasts across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. The strategy, aside from building the beIN premium sports network, is to develop the group's ambitions in sports and entertainment in production, distribution and digital media sectors.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has been chairman of Qatar Sports Investments (QSi) since June 2011. QSi is a fund dedicated to investments in the sport and leisure industry on a national and international level.
Following the QSi acquisition of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Football Club in June 2011, Nasser Al-Khelaifi became the chairman of the board of PSG and also CEO of the club, reinforcing Qatari interest in French football.
QSi has several other high profile partnerships including sponsorship of the FC Barcelona kit. QSi also owns the Burrda Sport sportswear brand.
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