Presidency

The President is the external face of the FIA, acting as the voice of the institution and taking part in all ceremonial events. He/she takes executive decisions on behalf of the FIA in areas delegated by the FIA bodies and ultimately the General Assembly.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem

FIA President

Jean Todt

FIA President (2009-2021)

Jean Todt Jean Todt was born on 25 February 1946 in Pierrefort, Cantal (France). He has one son,...

Max Mosley

FIA President (1993 - 2009)

The FIA community was saddened to learn of the passing of former President Max Mosley on 24 May...

Jean-Marie Balestre

FIA President (1985 - 1993)

Born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1921, Jean-Marie Balestre was a self-made man who had a life-long...

Paul Alfons Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg

FIA President (1975 - 1985)

Born in 1917, Prince Paul Alfons Von Metternich-Winneburg was a German-Austrian aristocrat. He...

Prince Amaury de Merode

FIA President (1971 - 1975)

Prince Amaury de Merode was born into one of the most distinguished princely houses of the Belgian...

Wilfrid Andrews

FIA President (1965 - 1971)

Born in 1892, Wilfrid Andrews was the first British President of the FIA. As Chairman of the RAC of...

Prince Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto

FIA President (1963 - 1965)

Born in 1903 in Naples, Prince Filippo Caracciolo was the eighth prince of Castagneto. A multi-...

Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort

FIA President (1958 - 1963)

Born in 1887 of Franco-Belgian origins, Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort was elected president...

Jehan de Rohan-Chabot

AIACR President (1936 - 1946) FIA President (1946 - 1958)

Viscount Jehan de Rohan-Chabot was born in 1884 and came from a family with regal connections in...

Count Robert de Vogüé

AIACR President (1931 - 1936)

Descended from a family of high-ranking diplomats, Count Robert de Vogüé was already a decorated...

Baron Etienne de Zuylen de Nyevelt

AIACR President (1904 - 1931)

Born in Belgium in 1860 to a prominent family of ambassadors and statesmen, Baron de Zuylen de...