Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa

Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
سلمان بن ابراهيم آل خليفة
Al Khalifa in 2014
Senior Vice President of FIFA
Assumed office
8 April 2018
PresidentGianni Infantino
Preceded byDavid Chung
10th President of Asian Football Confederation
Assumed office
2 May 2013
Preceded byZhang Jilong (acting)
President of Bahrain Football Association
In office
2 October 2002 – 1 May 2013
Preceded byAbdulrahman Sayyar
Succeeded byAli bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Personal details
Born
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa

(1965-11-02) November 2, 1965 (age 59)
Bahrain
Alma materUniversity of Bahrain
OccupationFootball administrator

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (Arabic: سلمان بن ابراهيم آل خليفة; born 2 November 1965) is a Bahraini football administrator. As of 2023 he is Senior Vice-president of the FIFA Council. He has been president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2 May 2013. Before becoming president of the AFC, he had been president of Bahrain Football Association (2002–13) and also chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee and deputy chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

He is member of the House of Khalifa, the royal family of Bahrain, and has been accused of involvement in the crackdown on dissidents since the Arab Spring in Bahrain. He has denied these allegations.