Hassan Moustafa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency Dr.
Hassan Moustafa
Native Name:حسن مصطفى
Native Name Lang:Arabic
Office:5th President of International Handball Federation
Term Start:26 November 2000
Predecessor:Erwin Lanc
1Blankname:Honorary President
1Namedata:Erwin Lanc
2Blankname:1st Vice-president
2Namedata:Staffan Holmqvist (2000 – 2007)
Miguel Roca Mas (2009 – 2017)
Joël Delplanque (2017 –)
Office2:Chairman of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods
Term Start2:1992
Term End2:2000
President2:Erwin Lanc
Predecessor2:Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu
Birth Date:28 July 1944
Birth Place:Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Nationality:Egyptian
Alma Mater:German College of Physical Education and Sports, Leipzig
Occupation:Sports 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,[1] 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.

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.

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.

Position Term
1984–1992
1996–2008
1985–2000
1992–2000
1999–2003
2000–present
2005–2014
Lifetime Honorary President of Egyptian Olympic Committee[2] 2020–present

IHF Presidency

Moustafa has been President of the International Handball Federation since 2000. During the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship a conflict emerged between Moustafa and the Secretary General of the IHF, Peter Mühlematter.[3] 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 Hassan Moustafa
Erwin Lanc
Withdrew before election
2004[4] Hassan Moustafa
Staffan Holmqvist
2009[5] [6] Hassan Moustafa
Jean Kaiser
2013[7] Hassan Moustafa
Unopposed
2017[8] [9] Hassan Moustafa
Unopposed
2021[10] Hassan Moustafa
Unopposed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president . www.sportspromedia.com . 14 November 2017 . 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Egyptian Olympic Committee name handball chief Moustafa as Lifetime Honorary President . www.insidethegames.biz . 17 June 2020 . 17 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Anschuldigungen gegen IHF-Präsident. Generalsekretär zum Rücktritt aufgefordert . Spiegel Online . 1 February 2009 . German . 5 February 2009.
  4. Book: Handball - Fascination for thousands of years, Volume 1: History and stories . December 2013 . 108–109 . 10 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Hassan Moustafa wins poll to lead handball federation 4 more years . dailynewsegypt.com . 7 June 2009 . 10 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Handball: Hassan Moustafa herrscht weiter . www.tagesspiegel.de . 10 June 2021 . de . 6 June 2009.
  7. Web site: NEW-OLD IHF President: Hassan Moustafa re-elected with 91% of all votes! . Handball Planet . 10 June 2021 . 2013-10-26.
  8. Web site: Hassan Moustafa re-elected as IHF president . www.sportspromedia.com . 14 November 2017 . 10 June 2021 . en.
  9. Book: XXXVI ordinary congress of the IHF . 10-13 November 2017 . Antalya . 10 June 2021 . 13.1 Election of the IHF president.
  10. Web site: Moustafa set for unopposed re-election as International Handball Federation President . 14 August 2021 . www.insidethegames.biz . 14 September 2021.