FIFA chief Gianni Infantino accepts Lebanese passport

February 17 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino was presented with a Lebanese passport at the Interior Ministry in Beirut on Monday, several months after being granted citizenship by the country’s president. 

Married to Lina al-Ashkar, who is from the Middle Eastern state, Infantino can now also claim to be Lebanese. He filed documents and had his fingerprints taken.  

On Instagram, Infantino wrote: “It was my honour to be in Beirut to receive my Lebanese passport from the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.