Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| President of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 17 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jean Todt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1961 Dubai, Trucial States (now United Arab Emirates) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Emirati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem (Arabic: محمد بن سليم; born 12 November 1961) is an Emirati former rally driver and current president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of many auto racing events including Formula One.
He is a former rally driver, and one of the most successful Middle East Rally Championship drivers, winning 14 titles. In 2005, he became the President of the Emirates Motorsports Organization, the representative of the United Arab Emirates in the FIA. In 2008, he was elected as a Vice President for sport and a member of the FIA World Motor Sport Council. He was key to organizing the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009. In 2012, he was among the founding members and chairman of FIA sub-region of Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs. In December 2021, he was appointed as FIA President, succeeding Jean Todt.
In September 2024 he was appointed as UN Tourism’s Ambassador for Sustainable Tourism in the Sport category in recognition of his efforts in integrating sustainability initiatives into global motorsport.