Fatma Samoura | |
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 Samoura in July 2023 | |
| Secretary General of FIFA | |
| In office 20 June 2016 – 31 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Markus Kattner (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mattias Grafström (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1962 Dakar, Senegal[1] |
| Occupation | |
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura (born 9 September 1962) is a Senegalese former diplomat and senior executive. She was appointed as the first female secretary general of FIFA by president Gianni Infantino and assumed her post on 20 June 2016. Previously she worked in various positions at the United Nations, mostly of a humanitarian nature. In June 2023, she tendered her resignation as secretary general, which took effect on 31 December 2023.
- ^ Meenaghan, Gary (8 March 2018). "FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura hails female empowerment". Arab News. Retrieved 12 July 2023.