Wadie Jary

A doctor by profession, he played for the US Ben Guerdane and then chaired the club for five years. He also served on the Tunisian Football Federation's federal board for six years, serving on several of its committees, such as the youth and national team committees, and chairing its medical committee. He was elected president of the Tunisian Football Federation in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020.^[1][2] In this capacity, he was also elected head of the Union of North African Football in 2014.^[3] On 12 March 2021, Wadie Jary was appointed to the Confederation of African Football's executive committee at its general assembly held in Rabat, Morocco; he was the only candidate from the northern zone for this position, making him the fourth Tunisian to serve on the committee.

In February 2023, Wadie Jary was banned from leaving Tunisia following a court ruling because he was the subject of several investigations into match fixing, money laundering, embezzlement, and corruption.^[4] On 25 October, he was arrested and detained in civilian prison of Mornaguia.^[5] On 24 April 2024, the investigating judge of the Tunis Court of First Instance notified him of the extension of his pretrial detention for an additional four months.^[6] On 20 February 2025, the Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced him to four years in prison and disqualification from holding public office.^[7]