Yasser al-Misehal
Yasser Hassan al-Misehal is the President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council, and the previous President of the Saudi Pro League.
Academic path of Yasser al-Misehal
Yasser al-Misehal obtained a Bachelor of Financial Management from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1996. He also obtained a diploma in sports management from the University of Paris, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with FIFA in 2015.
Positions held by Yasser al-Misehal
- President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation for two consecutive terms, from 2019 to 2023 and 2023 to 2027.
- Member of the FIFA Council.
- President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Development Committee.
- Member of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.
- Member of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.
- Member of the AFC Professional Football Committee in 2011.
- Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
- President of the Saudi Pro League in 2016.
- President of the Stadiums Development Committee in 2016.
- CEO of the Saudi Pro League in 2013.
- Member of the Saudi Club Licencing Committee from 2011 to 2014.
Achievements accomplished during Yasser al-Misehal's presidency of Saudi football
Yasser al-Misehal achieved several accomplishments during his presidency of the Saudi Pro League, namely:
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup.
- The Saudi national team's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
- The U-23 Saudi national football team's qualification for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
- The Saudi Olympic national team won the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
- The Saudi Youth national football team won the Arab U20 Cup for two consecutive years, in 2021 and 2022.
- The Saudi U-19 national team won the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.
- The Saudi Youth national team won the 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship.
- During his presidency, the Saudi Arabian Football Association launched a strategy to transform Saudi football.
- Hosting the 2027 AFC Asia Cup.
- Hosting the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
- Establishing the first Saudi women's national team.
- Launching the first official local women’s league.
- Hosting the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
Sources
Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).