Qualifications
• Bachelor of Physical Education • Diploma in training, Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig, Germany • M.A. Thesis in Physical Education: “Goalkeeper’s status” • Doctoral thesis: “The administration elements of a successful mission of clubs and federations”
Experience
Handball Player Handball player in Ahly Club in Egypt for eleven years (the biggest sports club in Egypt). The club was the first club in the Egyptian premier league.
Played with DHFK team in 1974.
National Player Handball national team player for ten years.
Club Trainer All Ahly club trainer (trained senior men’s club team) for ten years.
International Referee Whistling matches on national and international level.
National Team Trainer Egyptian national men’s team trainer for 10 years.
Functions
President of the Egyptian Handball Federation 1984-1992 and 1996-2008 Main contributions:
. Formalizing different age categories of national teams . Creating an administration system . Creating an educational system for trainers and referees . Increasing the number of international referees . Creating the talented players’ project and scouting commission to serve the project . Modernizing the IT system . Generating qualified human resources . Hosting many international events such as :
o 1993 Men’s Junior World Championship (Egyptian national team placed 1st - World Champion) o 1999 Men’s World Championship (Egyptian national team placed 7th) o 2004 1st Beach Handball World Championship (Egyptian men’s national team placed 1st - World Champion) o 2004 and 2009 IHF Congress . 1999 Men’s Junior World Championship (Egyptian national team placed 3rd) . 1995,1997 Men’s World Championship (Egyptian national team placed 6th) . Egyptian national team placed 4th in IHF Men’s World Championship 2001
President of the Mediterranean Handball Confederation 1999-2003
. MHC has served since its creation as preparatory stage for senior national teams through the organization of championships for youth and junior national teams in the Mediterranean Basin Main contributions:
. Founder of Mediterranean Handball Confederation (MHC) . President of MHC for four years
Member and Secretary General of the Egyptian Olympic Committee 1985-2000 Main contributions:
. Member of the planning and constructing commission of the headquarters of the Egyptian Olympic Committee . Forming different commissions to serve the Olympic Movement in Egypt . Forming and presiding the planning commission which formalized the criteria for national teams’ and players’ qualification for Olympic Games . Founder of the EOC Olympic Museum . Founder of the EOC Library . Reopening the Olympic Centre for national team camps . Providing the OC with update equipment and catering services
1st Vice-President of Arab Handball Federation 1992-2000 Chairman of Coaches Committee of Arab Handball Federation from 1992 to 2000
International Handball Federation
President of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods 1992-2000
IHF Council Member 1992 – 2000
Main contributions:
. Creating the different coaching courses’ curriculums . Creating the basic handball terminology . Organizing for the first time joint courses for coaches and referees in five continents . Removing the free throw aiming to speed up the game . Launching the inter-commission meeting to exchange brainstorming among the members of the different commissions of the IHF
President of International Handball Federation since 2000 Main contributions:
. Amending the Rules of the Game . Speeding up the game
2 . Increasing the attractiveness of the sport . Amending the Statutes and Regulations . Launching IHF Men’s and Women’s Youth World Championships to promote the young generation and serve IHF senior events . Creating special projects for the emerging federations . Creating a special project for young referees worldwide . Increasing the number of affiliated federations from 134 NFs in 1998 to 207 NFs in 2017 . Updating technology in the IHF . Purchasing the IHF headquarters . Increasing tremendously the income of the IHF . Increasing TV audience and number of spectators . Increasing the number of TV broadcasters and transmitting countries . Implementing a special project for the underdeveloped federations (IHF Trophy championship) financially covered entirely by the IHF to guarantee practising handball in all IHF member federations . Launching many projects to serve the development of handball worldwide such as Handball at School, Four-Year Plan, Traveller Coach, GRTP, ARTP, New Markets Project, etc. ASOIF Council Member from 2005 to 2014, ASOIF Vice-President from 2014 to 2015
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award since 2012
Representative of the Olympic Movement in Egypt – President of the Tripartite Commission
Others: Expert in the Egyptian Supreme Council for Youth and Sport
. The Egyptian Supreme Council for Youth and Sport was presided by the Egyptian Prime Minister and included 16 different Egyptian ministries Main contributions:
. Facilitating the sports activities on different levels of the ministries . Creating the points system for rewarding the players (currently students) achieving high ranks in national and international events to be added to their education score as compensation for their dedication to sport.
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