Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) following the FIA Annual General Assembly gathered in Paris.
He received 61,62% of the votes from FIA Member Clubs to Britain’s Graham Stoker’s 36,62% and abstenstions were 1,76%, and will therefore succeed Frenchman Jean Todt, who was President since 2009 and served the maximum three terms possible.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 60, from United Arab Emirates, President of the Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO) since 2005, was FIA World Motor Sport Council Vice President for Middle East. Former Rally driver, he was 14-time FIA Middle East Rally Champion, winning 61 international events from 1983 to 2002. He campaigned under the banner “FIA for Members”, committing to double motor sport participation worldwide, strengthen diversity and inclusion and be a leading opinion-former on sustainable mobility.
Elected for a four-year term, he appointed Carmelo Sanz de Barros as President of the Senate, Robert Reid as Deputy President for Sport and Tim Shearman as Deputy President for Mobility.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, new FIA President, said:
I am very honoured to have been elected FIA President at the conclusion of the Annual General Assembly in Paris today. I thank all the Member Clubs for their esteem and trust. I congratulate Graham for his campaign and his engagement to the Federation. I wish to express my infinite gratitude in the name of the FIA and that of its Members to Jean Todt for all that has been achieved over the past 12 years. I am committed to pursuing the important work and make motor sport and mobility take further steps forward.
Jean Todt, former FIA President, said:
A chapter has come to an end. We can be collectively satisfied of our achievements in motor sport and safe and sustainable mobility over the past 12 years. I would like to warmly thank my team, our administration and all our Member Clubs for their unwavering commitment, enthusiasm and resilience. I congratulate Mohammed on his election as FIA President and wish him, his team, and the Federation the best of success for the years to come.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading mobility organisations. Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Paris and Geneva, the FIA is a non-profit organisation. It brings together 245 Member Organisations from 146 countries on five continents. Its Member Clubs represent over 80 million road users and their families.
LEADER OF THE LIST: Mohammed BEN SULAYEM
| Title | Name | Nationality | Proposed by |
| President of the FIA | Mohammed Ben SULAYEM | United Arab Emirates | NA |
| President of the Senate | Carmelo SANZ DE BARROS | Spain | Real Automovil Club de España |
| Deputy President for Sport | Robert REID | United Kingdom | Motorsport UK |
| Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism | Tim SHEARMAN | Canada | Canadian Automobile Association |
| Vice-President for Sport (Middle East) | Abdulla AL KHALIFA | Bahrain | Bahrain Motor Federation |
| Vice-President for Sport (Africa) | Rodrigo FERREIRA ROCHA | Mozambique | Automovel & Touring Clube de Moçambique |
| Vice-President for Sport (North America) | Daniel COEN | Costa Rica | Automovil Club de Costa Rica |
| Vice-President for Sport (South America) | Fabiana ECCLESTONE | Brazil | Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo |
| Vice-President for Sport (Asia-Pacific) | Lung-Nien LEE | Singapore | Motor Sports Singapore |
| Vice-President for Sport (Europe) | Anna NORDKVIST | Sweden | Svenska Bilsportforbundet |
| Vice-President for Sport (Europe) | Manuel AVINO | Spain | Real Federación Española de Automovilismo |
Decisions of the General Assembly
During today’s Annual General Assembly meeting, the following decisions were taken:
World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism
Eighteen members were elected from the candidate proposals received from FIA Automobile Mobility and Tourism Regions and validated by the Nominations Committee:
Region I
| Name | Nationality | Proposed by |
| Didier BOLLECKER | France | Automobile Club Association |
| Marga DE JAGER | Netherlands | Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond |
| Jorge Fernando DELGADO | Spain | Real Automovil Club de España |
| Peter GOETSCHI | Switzerland | Touring Club Suisse |
| August MARKL | Germany | Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club |
| Györgyi MILOVUKOVICS | Hungary | Magyar Autoklub |
| Giuseppe REDAELLI | Italy | Automobile Club d’Italia |
| Gottfried WANITSCHEK | Austria | Österreichischer Automobil – Motorrad und Touring Club |
Region II
| Govinda BHATTARAI | Nepal | Nepal Automobiles’ Association |
| Michael BRADLEY | Australia | Australian Automobile Association |
| Nitin DOSSA | India | Federation of Indian Automobile Associations |
| Rifat SUNGKAR | Indonesia | Ikatan Motor Indonesia |
| Bernard TAY | Singapore | Automobile Association of Singapore |
Region III
| Alvaro OLIVER VENERE | Uruguay | Automovil Club Dominicano |
| Selwyn PERSAD | Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Association |
Region IV
| Pedro Guillermo COFINO ORTEGA | Guatemala | Automovil Club de Guatemala |
| Gorki Salomon OBANDO ULTRERAS | Ecuador | Automovil Club del Ecuador |
| Alejandro QUINTANA | Chile | Automovil Club de Chile |
World Motor Sport Council
Fourteen members were elected from among the applications received from Candidate proposals from the FIA full Members and validated by the Nominations Committee.
| Candidates | Proposed by | Nationality |
| HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan AL FAISAL AL SAUD | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation |
| Eric BARRABINO | Monaco | Automobile Club de Monaco |
| Wayne CHRISTIE | New Zealand | Motorsport New Zealand |
| Garry CONNELLY | Australia | Motorsport Australia |
| Viktor KIRYANOV | Russia | Russian Automobile Federation |
| Tom KRISTENSEN | Denmark | Dansk Automobil Sports Union |
| Andrew MALLALIEU | Barbados | Barbados Motoring Federation |
| Amina MOHAMED | Kenya | Kenya Motor Sport Federation |
| Rado RASPET | Slovenia | Auto Sport Federation of Slovenia |
| David RICHARDS | United Kingdom | Motorsport UK |
| George SILBERMANN | USA | Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. |
| Jan STOVICEK | Czech Republic | The Autoclub of the Czech Republic |
| Serkan YAZICI | Turkey | Turkish Automobile Sports Federation |
| Tao ZHANG | China | Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People of China |
Elections to Committees and Disciplinary Bodies
Audit Committee
Two new members of the Audit Committee were elected at the General Assembly:
| Candidates | Nationality |
| Bertrand BADRE (President) | France |
| Tom PURVES | United Kingdom |
International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal
The position of 19 judges were renewed, with the following being elected:
| Candidates | Nationality | Proposed by |
| Laurent ANSELMI | Monaco | Automobile Club de Monaco |
| Rui BOTICA SANTOS | Portugal | Automóvel Club de Portugal |
| Michele CORRADINO | Italy | Automobile Club d’Italia |
| William Garrett CROTTY | USA | Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. |
| Michael GRECH | Malta | Touring Club Malta / Malta Motorsports Federation |
| Jaakko HIETALA | Finland | AKK – Motorsport |
| Thierry JULLIARD | Switzerland | Auto Sport Suisse |
| Mark KLETTER | Austria | F1 Teams |
| Jean-Christophe LEROY | France | Fédération Française du Sport Automobile |
| Jean LUISI | France | Fédération Française du Sport Automobile |
| Martin MAISNER | Czech Republic | The Autoclub of the Czech Republic |
| Javier MARTIN-MERINO | Spain | Real Federación Española de Automovilismo |
| Philip MOSER | United Kingdom | F1 Teams |
| Kyle NOVAK | USA | Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. |
| Robert PERGL | Czech Republic | Ustredni Automotoklub CR |
| Patrick RAEDERSDORF | Switzerland | Auto Sport Suisse |
| Dieter ROSSKOPF | Germany | Deutscher Motor Sport Bund |
| Walter SOFRONOFF | Australia | Motorsport Australia |
| Felippe ZERAIK | Brazil | Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo |
Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee
One position was filled on the proposal of the World Motor Sport Council:
| Candidates | Nationality | Expertise |
| Jose Antonio VELOSO | Uruguay | Medical |
Definitive affiliation of provisionally affiliated Clubs
| Organisation | Country | Competence |
| Federação Angolana de Desportos Motorizados | Angola | Sport |
| Hellenic Motorsport Federation | Greece | Sport |
| Automobile Federation of Moldova | Moldova | Sport |
| National Automobile Club of Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Sport |
| Vietnamese Motorsports Association LLC | Vietnam | Sport |
| Groupe de Développement Sportif | Canada | Sport |
Change of Status
| Organisation | Country | Competence |
| Namibia Motor Sport Federation |
Namibia | Change from associate to full Member |
| Rwanda Automobile Club |
Rwanda | Change from associate to full Member as ASN |
| Auto Sport d’Haïti | Haïti | Change from associate to full Member |
Resignation
| Organisation | Country | Competence |
| The Camping and Caravanning Club | United Kingdom | Automobile mobility and tourism |
Honorary Member
It is with pleasure that the General Assembly awards Honorary status to the following Members:
| Title | Name |
| Président d’Honneur | Jean TODT |
| Vice-Président d’Honneur | Angelo STICCHI-DAMIANI |
| Vice-Président d’Honneur | Jose ABED |
| Vice-Président d’Honneur | Heping WAN |
| Membre d’Honneur | Michel FERRY |
| Président d’Honneur de Commission | Gérard SAILLANT |
| Président d’Honneur de Commission | Rod PARKIN |
| Président d’Honneur de Commission | Giuseppe MUSCIONI |
Source: Federation Internationale de l’Automobile
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