Bin Hammam, who was branded "mentally ill" and likened to the head of a crime organisation in astonishing personal attacks which characterised the campaign against him, will now represent West Asia on the FIFA committee for another four-year term.
"To those who supported me today, thank you very much," Bin Hammam, who was celebrating his 60th birthday, told AFC members.
"I promise you that I am going to do more than I have done in the past. For those who chose not to support me today I also promise them I will do my best to have your confidence and trust in me next time.
"Asia needs all of us ... both camps. We need to work hand in hand and we need to work together."
Bin Hammam, though, went all out to prove he was beyond reproach in the hours leading up to the congress vote and narrowly squeezed through to reclaim his place at the top table of world football's governing body.
He successfully spiked his opponents' guns right at the start when he called on the members to accept Kuwait as a full voting member at the congress despite their administration falling foul of AFC's strict criteria.
"(FIFA president Sepp) Blatter has talked of fair play and fair play is my game," said Bin Hammam, who had threatened to quit the AFC presidency if he lost the vote.
"I would like to propose to congress, by the name of the president of the AFC, to accept Kuwait as a voting member of this congress," he added to loud applause from the floor.
The Qatari drew loud applause from the floor for a second time when he called on members to call off a vote on whether to shift the AFC's headquarters away from Kuala Lumpur.
"Yesterday I met with the Prime Minister of Malaysia (Najib Razak) who has shown great sympathy and concern over keeping our headquarters in Malaysia," the Qatari told the congress. "He is going to look into this matter himself."
"I hope the future brings us trust and confidence and I hope you will continue to trust me," he told the assembled delegates.
