Worawi Makudi

Worawi Makudi (Thai: วรวีร์ มะกูดี) (born 29 November 1951), also referred in the media as Bung Yee (Thai: บังยี, RTGS: Bang Yi)[1][2] is a Thai former football official.[3] He was a member of the FIFA Council from 1997 to 2015. He served as the Football Association of Thailand's General Secretary from 1996 to 2007, before being elected president in 2007.[4] In October 2015 Makudi was suspended by FIFA Ethics Committee from all football activities for 90 days.[5] In February 2016 he was banned by FIFA Disciplinary Committee for three months after it was found that he had breached the previous ban.[6] In October 2016 Makudi was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee for five years and fined 10,000 Swiss Francs for forgery and falsification.[7]

Worawi Makudi
วรวีร์ มะกูดี
President of Football Association of Thailand
In office
2007 – 12 October 2015
Preceded byVijit Ketkaew
Succeeded bySomyot Poompanmoung
FIFA Executive Committee
In office
1997–2015
Secretary-General of Football Association of Thailand
In office
1996–2007
Personal details
Born (1951-11-29) 29 November 1951
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyPrachachat Party
Other political
affiliations		Pheu Thai Party (until 2018)
Alma materKuwait University
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and career

Makudi is a member of the Thai Muslim minority.[8] He attended Amnuay Silpa School, where he became interested in football and was recruited into the school team. He studied at the Kuwait University, financed by the government of Kuwait, and was selected to join the University's football team.

Makudi served as the Football Association of Thailand General Secretary from 1996 to 2007, before being elected president in 2007.[4] He was a member of FIFA Council from 1997 to 2015.[3]

Corruption allegations

In May 2011, Lord Triesman gave evidence in the British Parliament that Makudi had demanded the TV rights to a friendly between England and the Thai national team in return for voting for England to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9] This led to an inquiry set up by the Football Association, where Triesman repeated the allegation of corruption by referring to his parliamentary evidence. Makudi then tried to sued Triesman for libel, claiming that the allegations were not true and that his reputation had been tarnished.[10][11] However the case was dismissed on the grounds of abuse of process,[12] which was confirmed by a higher court.[13]

References
  1. "บังยี" พ่ายยับ ! ชวด "ประธานเอเอฟซี" [""Bung Yee" loses AFC presidential election"] (in Thai). Daily News (Thailand). 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  2. "Bung Yee re-elected FAT head". Thai PBS. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. "FIFA Executive Bodies : MAKUDI Worawi". FIFA. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  4. Reuters. "Soccer-AFC presidential candidate Worawi Makudi". Yahoo!. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. Conn, David (2015-10-12). "Thailand FA president Worawi Makudi gets 90-day football suspension". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "FIFA says Thailand's Makudi banned for three months". Reuters. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  7. "Former Thai FA head Worawi banned from football for five years". Reuters. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  8. Jens Weinreich: Millionen-Deals in der Fußballfamilie. Deutschlandfunk, 13 September 2011.
  9. David Bond. Triesman claims four Fifa members sought 2018 bribes BBC Sport, 10 May 2011.
  10. BBC. Worawi Makudi takes legal action against Lord Triesman BBC Sport, 14 May 2011
  11. Owen Bowcott and Owen Gibson Football libel case could undermine parliamentary privilege, says MP The Guardian 10 October 2013
  12. Dato Worawi Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey [2013] EWHC 142, (01 February 2013)
  13. Owen Bowcott Lord Triesman cannot be sued for libel by Thai official, court of appeal rules The Guardian 26 February 2014
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