Football legend Roberto Carlos allegedly embraces Islam: Report
In a post on social media, Ali Şahin, an AK Party member of parliament from Gaziantep, said he met in São Paulo, Brazil, with Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh, a prominent figure in the Islamic community, and representatives of the Brazilian Islamic Charitable Youth Union.
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- Published Date: 09:16 PM 18 August 2026
- Updated Date: 09:34 PM 18 August 2026
Şahin said that Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh shared the news during the meeting, claiming that Roberto Carlos had allegedly embraced Islam.
Şahin said: "Sheikh Jihad Hammadeh shared the good news that Roberto Carlos, a legend of world and Brazilian football who also played for Fenerbahçe, had been in contact with him for a long time and visited him four weeks ago, where he recited the Shahada and embraced Islam. I congratulate Roberto Carlos on embracing Islam and wish him and his family a life filled with peace, health and blessings."
Carlos married Moroccan-born Spanish businesswoman Suheyla Tahiri. Neither Roberto Carlos nor his family has yet issued a statement on the matter.