The announcement comes after Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were banned for 90 days from any football-related activity, along with Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke.
Fifa presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon was banned for six years and fined £67,000.
The suspensions marked a a new low in the scandal enveloping Fifa which began in 2010.
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The seven men who will go forward are Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino, Liberian FA president Musa Bility, Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman, former diplomat Jerome Champagne, South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale and Uefa president Platini.
Fifa said the candidates proposed were:
Michel Platini
Platini's participation in the election depends on the status of the ban he is serving.
Platini - who was once the front runner for the job - was suspended from football for 90 days pending a disciplinary hearing into a £1.3 million payment signed off by outgoing president Blatter in 2011.
Many outside football believe the Frenchman is terminally tarnished whatever the outcome of the hearing.
Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein
Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan vows to root out corruption at football's governing body.
He is the son of the late King Hussein of Jordan, and said to be a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammad.
Prince Ali lost to Blatter by 130 votes to 73 in May.
Now, the former Fifa vice-president can expect little backing from Europe, and few votes from Asia.
Musa Hassan Bility
The Liberian FA president is something of a surprise, especially as he boasts of having offers of support from 25 African associations.
But he fell out with African confederation president Issa Hayatou two years ago - and found himself banned for six months.
Now he appears to have mended relations.
Jerome Champagne
The former French diplomat worked under Blatter as Fifa deputy general secretary until 2010.
Champagne was unable to secure backing from five associations for the May election but has managed to do so for this campaign.
His manifesto includes radical ideas such as cutting European places at World Cups - but he is not thought to have a solid core of support.
Gianni Infantino
He is a Swiss lawyer and was Platini's right-hand man as Uefa secretary general since 2009.
Infantino would be able to withdraw if the Frenchman is cleared to run - or be a strong candidate were he unable to do so.
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalif
Sheikh Salman is the president of the Asian football confederation.
He originally backed Platini before deciding to enter the race himself.
The Sheikh commands plenty of influence, especially in Asia and the Middle East.
But he faces opposition from human rights groups about the crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in Bahrain by the ruling Al Khalifa family.
Tokyo Sexwale
Tokyo Sexwale is a South African anti-apartheid activist who spent time imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.
He is the head of Fifa's committee on Israel and Palestine.
Sexwale made a fortune through his business interests in oil and diamonds.
His chances may depend on how he negotiates the notoriously difficult minefield of African football politics.
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