There has been widespread criticism for granting FIFA President Gianni Infantino Lebanese citizenship
FIFA President with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
The women’s rights organization “Partner But” stated that thousands of Lebanese women remain unable to grant citizenship to their children while Lebanon honors international figures.
The human rights organization added in a statement, “To this day, Lebanese women cannot pass on their nationality to their husbands or children.”
One critic of the decision wrote on the “X” platform: “People who have no connection to our country obtain citizenship in the blink of an eye, while the mother’s right to grant her children the citizenship of her country is still prohibited without any logic.”
Your Excellency, the President of FIFA granted Lebanese citizenship, not because his wife is Lebanese, perhaps because he is an international sports cadre, and custom allows the Lebanese authorities to grant some athletes citizenship, and there are many precedents, and the law allows the president to give his permission.
The naturalization of a Lebanese family married to a foreigner is the final nail in the coffin of the Lebanon we know— Melek Abineder November 26, 2025
Another activist asked, “Do you know how much women suffer under this law?” A third added, “Don’t the children of Lebanese women deserve more citizenship?”
Yesterday, His Excellency was distributing Lebanese citizenship to visitors. The President of FIFA took citizenship because he visited the President
— مْهَيْد (@lifemeanresist) November 26, 2025
The FIFA president wants to take Lebanese citizenship, and he who has a Lebanese mother wants to be deprived of citizenship…
People are fat and people are oilywow
– 🇨🇦 🇱🇧 Fadi (@FA3u2F) November 26, 2025
Infantino, FIFA president since 2016, was born in Switzerland to Italian immigrant parents, and is married to a Lebanese woman.
Press reports stated that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun completed the necessary procedures to naturalize Infantino during a meeting.
Source: Agencies
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Aoun grants the President of FIFA Lebanese citizenship
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun granted FIFA President Gianni Infantino Lebanese citizenship in a symbolic step in appreciation of his role in developing Lebanese football and his support for it.
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Published on: 2025-11-26 22:59:00
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