Claim: Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939) worked as a journalist for a short time before being chosen as club president where he won the league.
Evidence: Ali Haydar Şen (born 1939 in Prizren, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now Kosovo) is an ex-president of Fenerbahçe SK. He worked as a journalist for a short time, before he first came to Fenerbahçe in 1975, when he was made the head of the club's basketball branch. On April 12, 1981, he was chosen as club president, taking the reins from Razi Trak. During his first spell as club president, the club's football team won the league and cup double in the 1982-83 season, and his tenure ended on December 10 when he resigned.