Hassan_Moustafa_(handballer)
Hassan Moustafa
Egyptian handball player
Hassan Moustafa (born 28 July 1944) is an Egyptian sports administrator and former handball player. Moustafa is the fifth and current president of International Handball Federation,[2] and a former president of Egyptian Handball Federation.
Hassan Moustafa | |
|---|---|
حسن مصطفى | |
| 5th President of International Handball Federation | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2000 | |
| Honorary President | Erwin Lanc  |
| 1st Vice-president | Staffan Holmqvist  (2000 – 2007) Miguel Roca Mas  (2017 –) |
| Preceded by | Erwin Lanc |
| Chairman of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods | |
| In office 1992–2000 | |
| President | Erwin Lanc |
| Preceded by | Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu  |
| Succeeded by | Naser Saleh Abu Marzouq  |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-07-28) 28 July 1944 (age 79) [1] Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt (now Egypt) |
| Education | Doctorate in sports administration |
| Alma mater | German College of Physical Education and Sports, Leipzig[1] |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Moustafa was born in Cairo in 1944. Moustafa studied in German College of Physical Education and Sports in Leipzig, Germany and completed a doctoral thesis on the topic: The administration elements of a successful mission of clubs and federation.[1]
Moustafa devoted his life to handball. He played for the Al-Ahly Club for fifteen years and played for the Egyptian national team for ten years. After the end of his playing career, he was involved in coaching and elected as best coach in Egypt in 1998. He was also an international handball referee.[1]
Besides being elected as the President of International Handball Federation in the year 2000, Moustafa was the President of Egyptian Handball Federation from 1984 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2008. He was also elected as the Secretary General of Egyptian Olympic Committee. He was elected as the Chairman of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods of International Handball Federation from 1992 to 2000.[1]
| Position | Term |
|---|---|
| President of Egyptian Handball Federation | 1984–1992 1996–2008 |
| Secretary General of Egyptian Olympic Committee | 1985–2000 |
| First Vice-President of Arab Handball Federation | 1992–2000 |
| President of Mediterranean Handball Confederation | 1999–2003 |
| President of International Handball Federation | 2000–present |
| Council Member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations | 2005–2014 |
| Lifetime Honorary President of Egyptian Olympic Committee[3] | 2020–present |
Moustafa has been President of the International Handball Federation since 2000.[1] During the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship a conflict emerged between Moustafa and the Secretary General of the IHF, Peter Mühlematter.[4] Following table shows the results of election of the President of International Handball Federation.
| Election of the President of International Handball Federation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Venue | Candidate 1 | Candidate 2 |
| 2000 |  Estoril |  Hassan Moustafa 103 / 122 | Erwin Lanc Withdrew before election |
| 2004[5] | El Gouna | Hassan Moustafa 85 / 134 | Staffan Holmqvist 46 / 134 |
| 2009[6][7] | Cairo | Hassan Moustafa 115 / 142 |  Jean Kaiser 25 / 142 |
| 2013[8] |  Doha | Hassan Moustafa 150 / 157 | Unopposed |
| 2017[9][10] |  Antalya | Hassan Moustafa 104 / 117 | Unopposed |
| 2021[11] | Antalya | Hassan Moustafa 135 / 151 | Unopposed |
- Curriculum Vitae: Dr Hassan Moustafa EGY - 2000. International Handball Federation. Accessed February 2016.
- "Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president". www.sportspromedia.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Egyptian Olympic Committee name handball chief Moustafa as Lifetime Honorary President". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Anschuldigungen gegen IHF-Präsident. Generalsekretär zum Rücktritt aufgefordert" (in German). Spiegel Online. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- Handball - Fascination for thousands of years, Volume 1: History and stories (PDF). December 2013. pp. 108–109. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Hassan Moustafa wins poll to lead handball federation 4 more years". dailynewsegypt.com. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Handball: Hassan Moustafa herrscht weiter". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "NEW-OLD IHF President: Hassan Moustafa re-elected with 91% of all votes!". Handball Planet. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president". www.sportspromedia.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "13.1 Election of the IHF president". XXXVI ordinary congress of the IHF (PDF). Antalya. 10–13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Moustafa set for unopposed re-election as International Handball Federation President". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
| Preceded by | IHF President 2000 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |