Ali Umar (; born 5 August 1980) is a Maldivian former professional

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until his retirement in 2013.

Post-playing career

After he retired, he became a member of the Normalization Committee appointed by

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(FAM) from 2 December 2014 to 31 May 2016. Later he was elected to vice president and as an executive committee member for Football Association of Maldives. On 27 March 2018 to 22 May 2019 he was the Commissioner of Sports of Maldives. He was also a member of the national football team until his retirement in 2013. He was appointed as FAM's deputy secretary in 2019 and was appointed as the

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(SAFF) vice president in 2023.

Honours

Maldives *

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Individual * Haveeru Golden Boot Award: 2000 * Haveeru Footballer of the Year: 2006

References

* 1980 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Maldives men's international footballers Club Valencia players New Radiant S.C. players People from Malé Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for the Maldives {{Maldives-footy-bio-stub