Faisal Saleh Hayat

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat (Urdu: مخدوم سيد فیصل صالح حیات; born 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani politician from Jhang, Punjab and sports administrator. He is currently serving as the President of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) and Vice-president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Faisal Saleh Hayat
ConstituencyNA-87
Minister of Interior
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byMoinuddin Haider
Succeeded byAftab Ahmad Sherpao
Senior Vice President of AFC (SAFF zone)
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byPraful Patel
Personal details
Born (1952-07-21) 21 July 1952
Lahore
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Political career

He is the sijada nasheen (lineal descendant) of Peer Syed Mehboob Alam Shah, of Shah Jeewna.[1][2] An agriculturist by profession, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat holds a master's degree in law and a diploma in business administration from King's College London.

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat was elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan for the terms of 1977–77, 1988–1990, 1990–1993, 1993–1996, 2002–2007 and 2008–2012.[3][2]

In the 1990 election, his brother Asad Hayat was also elected member of National Assembly from NA-86 Jhang.

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat served as a member of Central Executive Committee of PPP in 1979. In 2002, he was elected MNA on PPP ticket, later forming PPP-Patriots and joining PML-Q. He served as Federal Minister in numerous Ministries which includes Commerce (1988–90), Environment, Housing and Works, Interior (2002–04), and Kashmir Affairs.

In 2013, his nomination papers were rejected on the charges of stealing irrigation water.[4][1][2]

Hayat is currently the President of the Pakistan Football Federation and also serves as a member of the Strategic Committee of FIFA. He has held this position since 2003, and has been described as a "feudal lord of Pakistani football".[5] During his controversial tenure, Pakistan's FIFA ranking has dropped from 168 in 2003 to 201 in 2017.[6] In June 2017, 18 of the 26 members of the PFF voted in favor of Faisal Saleh Hayat's dismissal for incompetence and fund embezzlement.[7] In July 2017, the FIFA threatened to suspend the PFF's membership if it kept refusing to hand football affairs to its president-elect Faisal Saleh Hayat.[8][9]

In May 2017, Faisal Saleh Hayat was injured in a road accident near Faisalabad when his car was hit by a truck.[10][11]

References
  1. ECP rejects Faisal Saleh Hayat’s nomination papers The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 4 April 2013, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  2. ECP rejects nomination papers of Faisal Saleh Hayat, Abid Imam Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 April 2013, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  3. "Member Profile - Faisal Saleh Hayat". National Assembly of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Election: Faisal Saleh Hayat, Abid Imam disqualified for stealing water Geo TV News website, Published 4 April 2013, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  5. "Faisal Saleh Hayat: The feudal lord of Pakistani football". The Nation (newspaper). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of Pakistani Team FIFA.com website, Published 19 February 2015, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  7. PFF removes Faisal Saleh Hayat as president over embezzlement: report The Express Tribune (newspaper), 17 June 2015, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  8. FIFA threatens to suspend Pakistan Football Federation Geo TV News website, 12 July 2017, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  9. PFF headquarters should be handed over to Faisal Group: Kaleemullah The News International (newspaper), 14 July 2017, Retrieved18 May 2023
  10. (Kashif Hussain) PPP leader Faisal Saleh Hayat injured in road accident near Faisalabad Dawn (newspaper), 4 May 2017, Retrieved 18 May 2023
  11. PPP leader Faisal Saleh Hayat injured in road accident Geo TV News website, 4 May 2017, Retrieved 18 May 2023
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