New president of International Automobile Federation elected

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected the president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) following the FIA Annual General Assembly gathered in Paris today, Report informs, citing the official website of the structure.

He received 61,62% of the votes from FIA Member Clubs to Britain’s Graham Stoker’s 36,62% and abstentions were 1,76%, and will therefore succeed Frenchman Jean Todt, who was president since 2009 and served the maximum three terms possible.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 60, from the United Arab Emirates, President of the Emirates Motorsports Organization (EMSO) since 2005, was FIA World Motor Sport Council Vice President for the Middle East.