Mourad Fahmy | |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1910 |
Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Death Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Position: | Defender |
Clubs1: | Al Ahly SC |
Manageryears1: | 1955–1958 |
Manageryears2: | 1961–1983 |
Managerclubs2: | CAF (General secretary) |
Mourad Fahmy (1 July 1910-1 September 1983) was an Egyptian football player and coach who helped Egypt to their first African Cup of Nations victory.[1]
Mourad Fahmy was a football player for Al Ahly. Between 1955 and 1958 Fahmy was coach of the Egyptian national football team. He led Egypt to the inaugural African Cup of Nations in 1957.[2] After retiring from coaching, Mourad Fahmy became a founding member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Fahmy was the general secretary of CAF between 1961 and 1982.[3] Fahmy was also minister of Agriculture under President Nasser. Mourad Fahmy died in 1983 whilst attending a CAF meeting in Abidjan.
Mourad Fahmy was grandfather to Amr Fahmy, who served as the General-Secretary of the Confederation of African Football from 2017 to 2019.[4]