Question: Recently who has been appointed as Fifa’s first female secretary general?
(a) Sarah Palin
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura
(d) Angela Merkel
Ans :(c)
Related facts:
- On 13 May 2016 Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Republic of Senegal has been appointed as the FIFA Secretary General (SG).
- She becomes the first female secretary general of FIFA.
- The announcement was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 66th FIFA Congress held on 12-13 May 2016 in Mexico City.
- Samoura will replace the former secretary general of FIFA Jerome Valcke, who was banned from all football-related activity for 12 years for misconduct.
Reference:
http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html
http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fatma-samba-diouf-samoura-appointed-fifa-secretary-general-2790885.html
http://www.espnfc.com/blog/fifa/243/post/2872047/fifa-appoint-fatma-samba-diouf-samoura-as-new-secretary-general