Fatma Samoura

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Fatma Samoura is a Senegalese diplomat and sports executive who became FIFA’s first female and first African Secretary General, overseeing the organization’s administration and reforms.

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Fatma Samoura canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIFA official ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
affiliatedWith United Nations World Food Programme ⓘ
appointedBy Gianni Infantino ⓘ
areaOfInfluence global football ⓘ
international sports policy ⓘ
citizenship Senegal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Senegal ⓘ
employer FIFA ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
familyName Samoura ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
humanitarian affairs ⓘ
international football governance ⓘ
sports administration ⓘ
givenName Fatma ⓘ
linked to: Fatima
hasHonor listed among influential women in sports governance ⓘ
hasRole chief executive of FIFA administration ⓘ
hasWorkedIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
knownFor modernizing FIFA administration ⓘ
promoting diversity and inclusion in global football governance ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ
memberOf FIFA Council (as Secretary General, ex officio) ⓘ
linked to: FIFA Council
name Fatma Samoura ⓘ
nationality Senegalese ⓘ
notableFor being the first African Secretary General of FIFA ⓘ
being the first female Secretary General of FIFA ⓘ
notableWork implementing governance changes at FIFA after corruption scandals ⓘ
overseeing FIFA administrative reforms ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
positionHeld Secretary General of FIFA ⓘ
replaces Markus Kattner (as acting Secretary General of FIFA) ⓘ
residence Zurich ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
workLocation Zurich ⓘ

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FIFA Secretary General → officeHolder → Fatma Samoura ⓘ
Fatma Samoura → name → Fatma Samoura ⓘ