The Qatari businessman received the ban for allegedly offering bribes of 28,000 euros to each association, in a bid to gain votes for his FIFA presidential campaign.

The allegations of financial irregularity led to Bin Hammam withdrawing his candidacy, with incumbent Sepp Blatter re-elected president for a fourth term unopposed.

Bin Hammam's case was heard by FIFA's internal appeal committees in Lausanne on Thursday, but the ban from football related activity still stands after football's governing body refused to alter their stance.

"The FIFA Appeal Committee, under the chairmanship of Francisco Acosta, has confirmed today the decisions taken by the FIFA Ethics Committee on July 23, 2011 regarding the ban on FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed bin Hammam for a breach of the FIFA Code of Ethics," a FIFA statement read.

"The appeal made by Mohamed bin Hammam has been rejected and the decision of the FIFA Ethics Committee confirmed."

"The sanction of being banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level for life has therefore been maintained."

Bin Hammam is now expected to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Three of his former colleagues at FIFA - Amos Adamu, Amadou Diakite and Ahongalu Fusimalohi - have already taken their cases to the CAS after they were similarly unsuccessful in appealing their corruption bans.