y Mohammed Ben Sulayem is a former rally driver. He was appointed the president of FIA after Jean Todt in December 2021. He is currently the topic of discussion, Ben Sulayem is allegedly involved in directly influencing race decisions. According to reports, the former rally driver tried to get Fernando Alonso’s penalty reversed.
Sylayem has won numerous titles in the Middle East Rally Championship. He has successfully managed Emirates Motorsport Organization and was also the representative of UAE for the FIA. Ben has had a successful career as a rally car driver for Ford and Toyota and got the team glorious days, and running motorsport organizations. Let’s take a deeper look at the current FIA president’s life.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s nationality
The former rally driver was born on 12 November 1961, in Dubai, Trucial State (now known as United Arab Emirates) he holds Emirati citizenship. Even tho born in the UAE, the former rally driver has done his higher education in Washington D.C. in the United States of America. He studied business at the American University.
FIA president Ben Sulayem on F1 drivers expressing their beliefs
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A very crucial member of the motorsport department for the UAE. With an impressive 14 titles with Ford and Toyota together till 2002. In 2005 he took over Administrative responsibility. He took over the Emirates Motorsport Organization. He was also the reason to hold the First Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009. Later in 2021, he was appointed as the president of FIA, replacing Jean Todt.
Ethnicity and religion of Mohammed Ben Sulayem
The current president of FIA is a Muslim, he actively follows Islam. He has even spoken about him following Islam actively. He also has claimed that even though he is an active Muslim, he does not impose it on anybody. He believes everybody has their own beliefs and it doesn’t have to be imposed on everybody.
As far as his ethnicity goes, he was born in UAE and has also claimed that he is of Arab ethnicity. Much Information about his parents is not available online so to narrow down on his ethnicity might be hard.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been a key person in the development of FIA and motorsport in general in the UAE. Lately, his name has been caught in multiple controversies and speculations. Only time will tell where the Investigation will go.