His Excellency Dr.
Hassan Moustafa
حسن مصطفى
5th President of International Handball Federation
Assumed office
26 November 2000
Honorary PresidentErwin Lanc Austria
1st Vice-presidentStaffan Holmqvist Sweden (2000 – 2007)

Miguel Roca Mas Spain (2009 – 2017)

Joël Delplanque France (2017 –)
Preceded byErwin Lanc Austria
Chairman of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods
In office
1992–2000
PresidentErwin Lanc Austria
Preceded byIoan Kunst-Ghermănescu Romania
Succeeded byNaser Saleh Abu Marzouq Kuwait
Personal details
Born (1944-07-28) 28 July 1944 (age 79) [1]
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
(now Egypt)
EducationDoctorate in sports administration
Alma materGerman College of Physical Education and Sports, Leipzig[1]
OccupationSports administrator

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.

Early life and education

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]

Handball career

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]

Sports administration

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

IHF Presidency

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 Portugal Estoril Egypt Hassan Moustafa
103 / 122
 Austria Erwin Lanc
Withdrew before election
2004[5] Egypt El Gouna Egypt Hassan Moustafa
85 / 134
 Sweden Staffan Holmqvist
46 / 134
2009[6][7] Egypt Cairo Egypt Hassan Moustafa
115 / 142
 Luxembourg Jean Kaiser
25 / 142
2013[8] Qatar Doha Egypt Hassan Moustafa
150 / 157
 Unopposed
2017[9][10] Turkey Antalya Egypt Hassan Moustafa
104 / 117
 Unopposed
2021[11] Turkey Antalya Egypt Hassan Moustafa
135 / 151
 Unopposed

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Curriculum Vitae: Dr Hassan Moustafa EGY - 2000. International Handball Federation. Accessed February 2016.
  2. ^ "Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president". www.sportspromedia.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Egyptian Olympic Committee name handball chief Moustafa as Lifetime Honorary President". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Anschuldigungen gegen IHF-Präsident. Generalsekretär zum Rücktritt aufgefordert" (in German). Spiegel Online. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  5. ^ Handball - Fascination for thousands of years, Volume 1: History and stories (PDF). December 2013. pp. 108–109. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hassan Moustafa wins poll to lead handball federation 4 more years". dailynewsegypt.com. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Handball: Hassan Moustafa herrscht weiter". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "NEW-OLD IHF President: Hassan Moustafa re-elected with 91% of all votes!". Handball Planet. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president". www.sportspromedia.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ "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)
  11. ^ "Moustafa set for unopposed re-election as International Handball Federation President". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
Preceded byErwin Lanc IHF President 2000 - Present Succeeded byIncumbent
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