HE Jassim Rashid Al Buenain | |
|---|---|
| President of the Qatar Football Association | |
| Assumed office June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Qatar University |
| Alma mater | Qatar University (B) Plymouth University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
Jassim Rashid Al Buenain is a Qatari football administrator, secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Since June 2023, he has been the president of the Qatar Football Association (QFA).
Education and career
[edit]Al Buenain attended Ibn Taymiyyah high school where he graduated in 2000. In 2004, he earned a bachelor's degree in administrative science and economics from Qatar University. He also earned an Executive MBA from Plymouth University in 2016.[1]
Since October 2017, Al Buenain has been chairman of the Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) and secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee.[2][3] He has been vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia since January 2021.[4][5] In June 2023, he was elected as new president of the Qatar Football Association, succeeding Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani who held the position since 2005.[6][7][8]
Career as player
[edit]Al Buenain was a member of Qatar SC from 2000 to 2012. From 2002 to 2005, he played for the Qatar national football team.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jassim Rashid Al Buenain" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Qatar Olympic Committee". Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Qatar – Telecoms & IT". 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "OCA Executive Board Members – Current Members". Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "QOC secretary-general appointed OCA vice-president". 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "QFA's General Assembly to elect Board of Directors". 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Al Buenain elected as President of QFA". 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Al-Buenain elected as Qatar Football Association president". 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Jassim Rashid Al-Buainain". Retrieved 2023-08-07.