Farhan Zaidi

Farhan Zaidi
Farhan Zaidi
	Baseball Executive
	Born: November 11, 1976 (age 48); Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Teams
	Oakland Athletics (2011–2014) ; (Assistant General Manager); Los Angeles Dodgers (2014–2018) ; (General Manager); San Francisco Giants (2018–2024) ; (President of Baseball Operations); Los Angeles Dodgers (2025–present) ; (Special Advisor);
Career highlights and awards
	MLB Executive of the Year Award (2021); Sporting News Executive of the Year (2021);

Farhan Zaidi (born November 11, 1976) is a Canadian baseball executive who was formerly the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Zaidi also served as General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Assistant General Manager of the Oakland Athletics. He currently works for the Dodgers as a special advisor and also assists Dodgers owner Mark Walter with his other sports interests.

Zaidi is one of the only Muslim executives in Major League Baseball.^[1] He was the first Muslim, Pakistani-Canadian, and, subsequently, South Asian-Canadian^[2] general manager in Major League Baseball.^[3] He was also the first Muslim to run a major North American sports team.

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Farhan Zaidi
Baseball Executive
Born: (1976-11-11) November 11, 1976 (age 48) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Teams
Oakland Athletics (2011–2014) (Assistant General Manager) Los Angeles Dodgers (2014–2018) (General Manager) San Francisco Giants (2018–2024) (President of Baseball Operations) Los Angeles Dodgers (2025–present) (Special Advisor)
Career highlights and awards
MLB Executive of the Year Award (2021) Sporting News Executive of the Year (2021)

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Farhan Zaidi

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