Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (; born 2 November 1965) is a Bahraini football administrator. he is Senior Vice-President of the FIFA Council. He has been president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2 May 2013. Before becoming president of the AFC, he had been president of Bahrain Football Association (2002–13) and also chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee and deputy chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. He is member of the House of Khalifa, the royal family of Bahrain, and has been accused of involvement in the crackdown on dissidents since the Arab Spring in Bahrain. He has denied these allegations. Early life and education Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa was born on 2 November 1965 in Bahrain. He is a member of the royal family of Bahrain. He is the second son of Ibrahim bin Hamad al-Khalifa and Aisha bint Salman al-Khalifa, daughter of Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, the ruler of Bahrain from 1942 until his death in 1961. He graduated from the University of Bahrain in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in English literature and history.