Ahmad Bassam
Ahmad Bassam | |
|---|---|
أحمد بسام | |
| File:Ahmad Bassam WC2016.jpg Ahmad during the Men's World Championship 2016 final | |
| Director - Professional Squash Association | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2021.[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1985 Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands  |
| Education | Master in business administration |
| Alma mater | Maastricht School of Management, Maastricht |
| Occupation | Sports administrator[2] |
Ahmad Bassam - أحمد بسام (born 30 September 1985) is an Egyptian sports administrator and former squash coach. Bassam is a current board director of the Professional Squash Association, and a former manager of Wadi Degla Clubs squash team.
Early life and education
Bassam was born in Cairo in 1985. Bassam studied at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Cairo, Egypt, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Engineering before acquiring his master's degree from Maastricht School of Management in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Squash career
Bassam devoted his life to squash. He played locally for Maadi’s famous squash clubs Maadi and Wadi Degla for fifteen years. After the end of his playing career, he was involved in coaching and sports management at the highly-regarded Wadi Degla Clubs in Egypt, coaching several top players and organizing one world championship for each of men and women, where he was the main organizer for 2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship and 2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship.
Sports administration
Late 2021, Bassam was appointed as the first Egyptian to join the Professional Squash Association board as a Director. He succeeded Ali Farag, who was representing the men players as President during the 2019-2021 term. The current cabinet is working closely with the World Squash Federation to include the sport in the 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled in July 2028 at Los Angeles, USA[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Ghosal Heads Trio of New Additions to PSA Board". PSA World Tour. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "PSA board of directors". PSA World Tour. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Motorsport, cricket and karate among nine sports on shortlist for Los Angeles 2028 inclusion". Inside the Games. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022. Unknown parameter
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