List of Presidents of AFC
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The following is a list of president
s of Asian Football Confederation
(AFC), the Asia association football governing body
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President
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s of Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
(AFC), the Asia association football governing body
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| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lo Man Kam | 1954 | 1954 |  Hong Kong |
| 2 | Kwok Chan | 1954 | 1956 | Hong Kong |
| 3 | William Sui Tak Louey | 1956 | 1957 | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Nam Cheong Chan | 1957 | 1958 | Hong Kong |
| 5 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, AC, CH was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained as the Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined the... |
1958 | 1976 |  Malaysia |
| 6 | Kambiz Atabay | 1976 | 1978 |  Iran |
| 7 | Hamzah Abu Samah Hamzah Abu Samah Kambiz Atabay is an Malaysian politician and athlete who was President of Asian Football Confederation from 9 December 1978 to 1 August 1994. Before his election as AFC President, He was a Member of Parliament in Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia's parliament... |
1978 | 1994 |  Malaysia |
| 8 | Ahmad Shah | 1994 | 2002 | Malaysia |
| 9 | Mohamed bin Hammam | 2002 | 2011 |  Qatar |
| 10 | Zhang Jilong Zhang Jilong Zhang Jilong is a Chinese football admistrator who is the current President of the Asian Football Confederation since 14 June 2011. Jilong served as a Vice President of AFC from 2002 to 2011 and Senior-Vice President from 11 January 2007 to 1 August 2011... |
2011 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
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