POLITICIAN

Issa Hayatou

1946 - 2024

Photo of Issa Hayatou

Icon of person Issa Hayatou

Issa Hayatou (9 August 1946 – 8 August 2024) was a Cameroonian sports executive, athlete, and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017. He served as the acting FIFA president until 26 February 2016 as the previous president Sepp Blatter was banned from all football-related activities in 2015 as a part of the that year's FIFA corruption investigation. In 2002, he ran for president of FIFA but was defeated by Blatter. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Issa Hayatou is the 5,050th most popular politician (down from 4,717th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Cameroon and the 3rd most popular Cameroonian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Issa Hayatou by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Issa Hayatou ranks 5,050 out of 19,576. Before him are Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, Wim Duisenberg, Guillaume de Nogaret, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, and Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. After him are Emperor Kōnin, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Khaankhre Sobekhotep, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Ban Kulin.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Issa Hayatou ranks 133. Before him are Keith Moon, Ed O'Neill, Karim Findi, Jan Kodeš, Richard Axel, and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez. After him are Elías Figueroa, Minoru Kobata, Kim Kyong-hui, Alan Jones, Tim Johnson, and Mohamed Abdelaziz. Among people deceased in 2024, Issa Hayatou ranks 88. Before him are Seiji Ozawa, Iris Apfel, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Geneviève Grad, Silvia Pinal, and Richard Serra. After him are Martin Karplus, Richard S. Hamilton, Ratan Tata, Tony Todd, Tim Johnson, and Philippe de Gaulle.

Others Born in 1946

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2024

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Issa Hayatou ranks 6 out of 156. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Roger Milla (1952), Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696), Samuel Eto'o (1981), and Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924). After him are Manu Dibango (1933), Philémon Yang (1947), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), and Marc-Vivien Foé (1975).

Others born in Cameroon

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Cameroon

Among politicians born in Cameroon, Issa Hayatou ranks 3. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), and Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924). After him are Philémon Yang (1947), Joseph Ngute (1954), Ephraïm Inoni (1947), and Ferdinand Oyono (1929).

Cameroonian born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous