Mohammed Ben Sulayem Re-Elected as President of the FIA
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, today confirms that Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as President of the FIA, following the election of his Presidential List by the General Assembly in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251212213181/en/
President Mohammed Ben Sulayem now begins his second four-year term, having overseen a period of significant renewal and stabilisation for the organisation since his initial election in 2021.
Over the past four years, the FIA has undergone a wide-ranging transformation, improving governance, operations and restoring the financial health of the federation. These changes have strengthened the FIA’s position as the world’s governing body for motorsport and the leading authority on safe, sustainable, and affordable mobility.
Under Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership the FIA has reversed a €-24.0m loss in 2021 to a robust operating result of €4.7m in 2024, the strongest financial result the federation has seen in almost 10 years. Today at the FIA Annual General Assemblies, the FIA announced a 2025 operating result forecast of €4.4m, showing continued momentum and sustained financial improvement. This renewed stability has enabled increased long-term investment in Member Clubs and strategic programmes worldwide.
Underpinning this momentum is wider institutional reform over the last four years, with strengthened budgetary discipline, enhanced external audit processes and modernised governance structures, resulting in greater transparency, accountability and professional standards across the organisation.
In addition to these reforms, the FIA has established a commercial function and strengthened its global institutional identity across both motorsport and mobility, expanding regional development activity, supporting grassroots participation, and deepening engagement with international partners on safety, sustainable mobility and the future of transport.
President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said: “Thank you to all our FIA Members for voting in remarkable numbers and placing your trust in me once again. We have overcome many obstacles but here today, together, we are stronger than ever.
“It is truly an honour to be FIA President, and I am committed to continuing to deliver for the FIA, for motorsport, for mobility, and for our Member Clubs in every region around the world.”
The election was conducted in line with the FIA’s statutes through a robust and transparent voting process, reflecting the democratic foundations of the federation and the collective voice of its global membership.
ENDS
About the FIA:
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It is a non-profit organisation committed to driving innovation and championing safety, sustainability and equality across motor sport and mobility.
Founded in 1904, with offices in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings together 245 Member Organisations across five continents, representing millions of road users, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces regulations for motor sport, including seven FIA World Championships, to ensure worldwide competitions are safe and fair for all.
About Mohammed Ben Sulayem:
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 64, from United Arab Emirates, is a fourteen-time FIA Middle East Rally Champion, winning 61 international events as a driver between 1983-2002. Prior to his first term as FIA President, of which he is the first non-European to be elected, he was FIA Vice President for Sport and Member of the World Motor Sport Council, a Founding Member of ACTAC, Chair of ACTAC, and Vice President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism.
He has been the President of the FIA since 2021 and founded the United Against Online Abuse Campaign in 2023.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251212213181/en/
Contacts
For media enquiries, please contact:
Sophia Martin-Pavlou, Director of Corporate Communications –
smartin-pavlou@fia.com
Geraldine Sherwin, Director of Presidential and Mobility Communications –
gsherwin@fia.com
(c) 2024 Business Wire, Inc., All rights reserved.
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in multiplatform press release distribution.
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
The UK Chooses Bridge Over Troubled Water as the Nation’s Favourite Song of Hope in Solidarity With Refugees19.1.2026 09:00:00 CET | Press Release
Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water has been votedas the UK’s number one #HopeHit ― as part of UK for UNHCR’s ‘Hope on Repeat’ campaign, raising awareness of the hardships facing refugees across the globe this winter. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260119165712/en/ Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water voted the UK's number one #HopeHit With 10% of the public vote, Bridge Over Troubled Water emerged as the UK’s most popular #HopeHit. Since November, the UN Refugee Agency’s national charity partner has invited people to nominate their #HopeHits - the tunes that connect us and warm our hearts as the weather gets cold. The top hit is announced today, Blue Monday, to help people get through the most depressing day of the year. The 1970 chart topper held off stiff competition from Stand By Me by Ben E King with 5.7% of the vote and Imagine by John Lennon with 5.3%. Hope on Repeat in support o
Prodalim Expands SOLOS Capabilities with New Dealcoholization Site in Spain19.1.2026 08:33:00 CET | Press Release
Prodalim, a global leader in juice and specialty ingredients solutions, announced today the expansion of its SOLOS division with the opening of a dedicated dealcoholization and aroma recovery site in Valencia, Spain. The new facility is fully operational and strengthens Prodalim’s ability to support the rapidly growing no- and low-alcohol (NoLo) beverage market across Europe. During the coming months, an additional SOLOS site in California is planned to be inaugurated, further expanding overall capacity. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260118626123/en/ Inauguration of the SOLOS Valencia Site for Advanced NoLo Solutions The global NoLo category continues to expand, driven by consumer demand for mindful drinking and healthier lifestyle choices. Industry forecasts estimate the NoLo global market at approximately USD 25 billion in 2025, with expected annual growth of 8–10% as the category expands across beers, win
ENHERTU ® Plus Pertuzumab Type II Variation Application Validated in the EU as First-Line Treatment of Patients with HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer19.1.2026 08:30:00 CET | Press Release
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Type II Variation marketing authorization application for ENHERTU® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in combination with pertuzumab for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer. ENHERTU is a specifically engineered HER2 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and being jointly developed and commercialized by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN). The validation confirms the completion of the application and commences the scientific review process by the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The application is based on data from the DESTINY-Breast09 phase 3 trial presentedduring a speciallate-breaking oral session at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (#ASCO25) Annual Meeting and subsequently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, ENHERTU in combination with pertuz
Syngenta to Address Global Agricultural Challenges at WEF, Championing AI to Empower Farmers and Create Open Technology Access19.1.2026 08:00:00 CET | Press Release
As farmers globally grapple with unprecedented economic, geopolitical, and environmental pressures; the agricultural sector faces a continued contraction. An alarming decrease in active farms worldwide and rising financial distress underscore the urgent need for innovation and technology to ensure a resilient food system. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260118646017/en/ Jeff Rowe, Syngenta Group CEO "Farmers today are navigating one of the most complex periods in modern agriculture, facing pressures that demand urgent action and real solutions," said Jeff Rowe, CEO of Syngenta Group. "We have a critical window of opportunity to reverse troubling trends by ensuring every farmer, regardless of farm size or technical background, can access the transformative power of AI and digital tools.” “When we combine AI and digital tools with deep agricultural expertise, we unlock genuine potential to revolutionize farming.
KPMG Enters Strategic Relationship With Uniphore to Build AI Agents Powered by Industry-Specific Small Language Models19.1.2026 07:00:00 CET | Press Release
Uniphore, the Business AI company, today announced a strategic relationship with KPMG LLP to operationalize AI agents across internal and client-facing workflows, supporting the firm’s continued effort to move from experimental AI pilots to production-grade deployment. As part of the collaboration, KPMG will work with Uniphore to build AI agents using Uniphore’s Business AI Cloud as a platform for agentic AI and fine-tuned small language models (SLMs), supporting clients across regulated industries including banking, insurance, energy and healthcare. Built on a sovereign, composable, and secure architecture, the platform integrates with KPMG’s existing enterprise systems and data environments, meeting governance and compliance requirements essential to regulated industries. This initiative reflects KPMG’s broader effort to equip its global workforce with AI-enabled delivery models, complementing its consulting expertise with AI-embedded execution inside core business processes. “We are
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom