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Hany Abu Rida
Hany Abu Rida
هاني أبو ريدة
Born	14 August 1953 (age 71); Port Said, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	1979–present
Known for	Member of the FIFA Council
Title	Former President of the Egyptian Football Association (2016–2019)

Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic: هاني أبو ريدة; born 14 August 1953) is the former president of Egyptian Football Association, a member of the FIFA Council (since 2009)^[1] and a member of CAF Executive Committee,^[2] until he was pressured by the public to resign from his presidential position, after Egypt’s AFCON 2019 loss against South Africa, which he did on July 6, 2019.^[3]

Early life

Hany Abo Rida was born on 14 August 1953 in Port Said, Egypt. At a young age he began to play football with Elmasry Club, but he had a serious injury which led him to leave the football ground. He studied Engineering, and running own business since 1979. In 1991, he became a member of Egyptian Football Association Board. In 2004, he started his career in FIFA. He later became the president of Egyptian Football Association from 2016 to 2019.^[4]