Ali, 35, is the son of Jordan's late King Hussein and Queen Alia, and will become the youngest member of the FIFA executive committee (ExCo). Ali secured the role thanks to a 25-20 win in the vote, ending South Korean Chung’s 17-year spell on the ExCo.
Prince Ali’s older brother Faisal and sister Haya are both members of the International Olympic Committee. In the late 1990s, Chung was one of the architects of South Korea joining Japan as a co-host of the 2022 World Cup. The 59-year-old is also the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, which is a major FIFA sponsor.
Earlier on Thursday, Mohamed Bin Hammam vowed to take football in Asia to a new level after securing a new four-year term as president of the AFC. The Qatari, who started in the role in 2002, was elected unopposed and will serve at the helm of the biggest football confederation in the world through to 2015.
“My strong belief in the passion for football in Asia and the potential of Asian football made me announce my desire to lead this Confederation more than eight years ago,” said Bin Hammam. “Asia, with its huge population, has the most talent, and I believed that the world has yet to feel the vibration of Asian football.”
He added: “I dreamed that Asia would one day stand tall in the world of international football; and that Asian teams, with their Asian players, coaches and administrators would hold their own and challenge for dominance in world football. In August 2002, this Congress gave me the wonderful opportunity to be in the driving seat, to work on these beliefs and to start my journey of bringing our dreams to reality.”
