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