Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa
| Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa سلمان بن ابراهيم آل خليفة |
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Al-Khalifa in a press conference in Tehran
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| President of AFC | |
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Assumed office 2 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Zhang Jilong |
| President of Bahrain Football Association | |
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In office 2 October 2002 – 1 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Abdulrahman Sayyar |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa |
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Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa 2 November 1965 Riffa, Bahrain |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Spouse(s) | Sheikha Nada (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ibraheem Al-Khalifa (Father) |
| Alma mater | University of Bahrain |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa (Arabic: سلمان بن ابراهيم آل خليفة; born 2 November 1965 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the President of the Asian Football Confederation since 2 May 2013. Before his election as the president of AFC, he was president of Bahrain Football Association and also Chairman of the Asian Football Confederation Disciplinary Committee, and Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. He is a member of the FIFA Council.
Sheikh Salman is a member of the House of Khalifa, the Royal Family of Bahrain. He is the second son of Sheikh Ibrahim bin Hamad al-Khalifa and Sheikha Aisha bint Salman al-Khalifa, daughter of Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, former ruler of Bahrain from 1942 until his death in 1961.
After moving to London to study accounting, Sheikh Salman dropped out of his studies and left in the mid 1980s, retreating back to Bahrain to work as a Customs Officer for a few years, before being handed the reins to a few family businesses which would be managed for him by others. This gave him the freedom to leave his job as a Customs Officer and go back to school. He graduated from University of Bahrain in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and History. Despite never playing football professionally, Shaikh Salman has been involved in football for many years, dating back to the early 1980s when he played a few years in the system of the youth team of Bahrain Division I team, Riffa Club.
Since leaving Riffa Club to focus on his academic studies, Sheikh Salman has held executive positions at the BFA. In 1996, he was appointed Chairman of the National Team, elected Vice President two years later and eventually became the Football Association’s president in 2002. He has also served as the Co-Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee at several FIFA Tournaments such as, the FIFA World Cups, FIFA Beach Tournaments, FIFA Club Championships, etc. He was also Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee at Beijing in 2008. During an Asian Football Confederation congress held in Bahrain in 2008, Sheikh Salman was heavily criticized for silencing the South Korean Football Association who were protesting, refusing to allow any speakers to take the floor.
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