Mohsen Gilani
Pakistani football administrator
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Syed Mohsen Gilani (Urdu: سید محسن گیلانی) is a Pakistani football administrator who is serving as the president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) since May 2025.
Syed Mohsen Gilani | |
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Gilani in 2025 | |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
| Known for | President of the Pakistan Football Federation |
Career
Gilani completed the FIFA Master programme in sports management and related executive education in 2003, including studies undertaken at the University of Oxford through a short-term professional programme.[1][2]
Gilani later worked in areas connected to football development and governance in several countries, including collaborations with sport-development initiatives and administrative activities linked to FIFA-related programmes in Pakistan.[3][4] He also worked with FC Midtjylland.[2] In 2010, he founded his own club named Mohsen Gilani FC. In 2020, he was also elected president of Islamabad based club Pak Sporting FC.[5]
From 2019 to 2025, the Pakistan Football Federation was administered by a FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee established to resolve internal disputes and restore electoral procedures.[6][7] In the Pakistan Football Federation elections held in May 2025, after forming an alliance with candidate Hafiz Zakaullah,[8] Gilani secured the presidency by a vote of 13–11 in a closely contested ballot, replacing the Normalisation Committee upon completion of its mandate.[9][10][11][12]
Under Gilani first year tenure in 2025, the PFF pursued international partnerships aimed at strengthening technical capacity. In 2025, Pakistan and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding covering youth development, coaching and administrative exchange.[13] He also held meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.[14][15]