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The following is a list of presidents of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA /ˈfiːbə/ FEE-bə; French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), the world basketball governing body.

The current president is Qatari Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani, elected on 23 August 2023, during the 22nd session of the FIBA Congress. Al Thani is the third FIBA President from the FIBA Asia zone after Gonzalo Puyat II, who served from 1976 to 1984, and Ching Men-ky, who served from 2002 to 2006.

Presidents of FIBA

The exact dates of when the FIBA presidents from 1932 to 1998 took and left office are currently unknown. Per the FIBA General Statutes, the geographical alternation for the FIBA Presidency during the 2023–2027 term will be in FIBA Asia.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Country of origin
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Léon Bouffard (1893–1981)	1932	1948		Switzerland
2		Willard N. Greim (1890–1992)	1948	1960		United States
3		Antonio dos Reis Carneiro (1899–1984)	1960	1968		Brazil
4		Abdel Moneim Wahby (1911–1988)	1968	1976		Egypt
5		Gonzalo Puyat II (1933–2013)	1976	1984		Philippines
6		Robert Busnel (1914–1991)	1984	1990		France
7		George E. Killian (1924–2017)	1990	1998		United States
8		Abdoulaye Seye Moreau (1929–2020)	1998	26 August 2002		Senegal
9		Ching Men-ky (born 1940)	26 August 2002	29 August 2006	4 years, 3 days	China ( Hong Kong)
10		Robert Elphinston (born 1941)	29 August 2006	6 September 2010	4 years, 8 days	Australia
11		Yvan Mainini (1944–2018)	6 September 2010	28 August 2014	3 years, 356 days	France
12		Horacio Muratore (born 1951)	28 August 2014	29 August 2019	5 years, 1 day	Argentina
13		Hamane Niang (born 1952)	29 August 2019	23 August 2023	3 years, 359 days	Mali
14		Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani	23 August 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 125 days	Qatar

Notes

1. The term was reset in 2019, following a decision during an extraordinary congress in Istanbul to move the FIBA Basketball World Cup from 2018 to 2019. Hence, Muratore's term as FIBA President was for the 2014–2019 cycle.

References

1. Askounis, Johnny (August 23, 2023). "Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani becomes the new FIBA president". Eurohoops. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
2. "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)" (PDF). 3 June 2021. p. 12.
3. "Controversial HK businessman to head world basketball body". South China Morning Post. August 29, 2002. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
4. Odeven, Ed (August 30, 2006). "Longtime basketballer Elphinston tapped as FIBA president". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
5. "PR N°27 – Mainini unanimously elected 11th FIBA President; World Congress ratifies 2010-2014 Central Board". 7 September 2010.
6. Long, Michael (September 1, 2014). "Horacio Muratore confirmed as new FIBA president". SportsPro. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
7. "PR N°14 – Extraordinary World Congress unanimously adopts new FIBA General Statutes". 16 March 2014.
8. "Hamane Niang elected FIBA President for 2019-2023 term of office along with new Central Board members". 29 August 2019.

External links

• "President". FIBA. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
• "Former Presidents". FIBA. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

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