The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the final list of candidates who will stand for election to the AFC Executive Committee (term 2023-2027) at the 33rd AFC Congress on February 1, 2023 in Manama, Bahrain.
 
The AFC Electoral Committee conducted eligibility checks on the candidates running for the AFC positions and the FIFA Review Committee verified the eligibility of the candidates running for the FIFA Council positions.
 
The AFC Electoral Committee will be responsible for all tasks related to the organisation, conduct and supervision of the elections. The elections to the FIFA Council positions will be monitored by representatives appointed by the FIFA Governance Committee.

AFC President and (ex officio) FIFA Vice President
H.E. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
 

AFC Vice Presidents
West Zone
Mr. Hachem Haidar (Lebanon)
Central Zone
Mr. Mehdi Taj (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Mr. Dastanbek Konokbaev (Kyrgyz Republic)
South Zone
Mr. Ugen Tsechup (Bhutan)
ASEAN Zone
Mr. Zaw Zaw (Myanmar)
East Zone
Mr. Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar (Mongolia)
 

AFC Female Executive Committee Members, one of whom shall also be
elected as a FIFA Council member
West Zone
Ms. Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Alshalabi (Palestine)
Central Zone
None
South Zone
Ms. Mahfuza Akhter (Bangladesh)
ASEAN Zone
Ms. Kanya Keomany (Laos)
East Zone
Ms. Liu, Shyh Fang (Chinese Taipei)
Ms. Han Un Gyong (DPR Korea)
 

FIFA Council Members
H.E. Du Zhaocai (China PR)
Mr. Kohzo Tashima (Japan)
Mr. Mong Gyu Chung (Korea Republic)
Datuk Haji Hamidin Bin Haji Mohd Amin (Malaysia)
Mr. Mariano Araneta, Jr. (Philippines)
H.E. Sheikh Hamad Khalifa A. A. Al Thani (Qatar)
Mr. Yasser H. Almisehal (Saudi Arabia)

AFC Executive Committee Members
West Zone
Mr. Adnan Darjal Motar (Iraq)
Mr. Louie Oumeish Yousef Oumeish (Jordan)
Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Alshaheen Alrabeea (Kuwait)
Mr. Salem Said Salem Al Wahaibi (Oman)
Mr. Abdullah Nasser Aljneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Central Zone
Mr. Arslan Aynazarov (Turkmenistan)
Mr. Irmatov Ravshan (Uzbekistan)
South Zone
Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran (India)
Mr. Bassam Adeel Jaleel (Maldives)
Mr. Pankaj Bikram Nembang (Nepal)
ASEAN Zone
Mr. Chris Nikou (Australia)
Pol. Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung (Thailand)
Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan (Vietnam)
East Zone
Mr. Fok, Kai Shan Eric (Hong Kong)