Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic: هاني أبو ريدة; born 14 August 1953) is the president of Egyptian Football Association since 2024, marking his second term after previously holding the position from 2016 to 2019. He is also a member of the FIFA Council (since 2009),^[1] and a member of CAF Executive Committee.^[2]

Hany Abo Rida was born on 14 August 1953 in Port Said, Egypt. At a young age he began to play football with Elmasry Club, but he had a serious injury which led him to leave the football ground. He studied Engineering, and running own business since 1979. In 1991, he became a member of Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Board. In 2004, he started his career in FIFA. He later became the president of Egyptian Football Association in 2016.^[3] He was pressured by the public to resign from his presidential position at the EFA, after Egypt’s AFCON 2019 loss against South Africa, which he did on July 6, 2019.^[4] In late 2024, he was re-elected for a second four-year term as president of the Egyptian Football Association.^[5]

• Football player, Egyptian Football Association; Board member 1989–2019
• LOC Vice President – 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
• LOC President – 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• LOC President – CAN 2006
• CAF President – 2011 CAF U-23 Championship
• FIFA Council member - since May 2017^[6]

• FIFA Council
• Egyptian Football Association
• CAF

• Official Website^{[dead link‍]} in Arabic

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