Abbreviation | ASF |
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Formation | 1980 |
Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Region served | Asia |
Membership | 27 member associations |
President | David Y.Y. Mui |
Vice-president | Fayez Abdullah S. Al-Mutairi Tae-Sook Heo Cyrus Poncha |
General Secretary | Duncan Chiu |
Parent organization | World Squash Federation |
Website | www.asiansquash.org/ |
The Asian Squash Federation was formed on 29 November 1980. The founding members were Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Pakistan provided the first president, the headquarters, and the secretariat. The principles and objects of the ASF are:
No. | Years | Name |
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1 | 1980–1985 | M.Anwar Shamim |
2 | 1985–1997 | Edward Jacob |
3 | 1997–2001 | Mokhzani Mahathir |
4 | 2001–2009 | Narayana Ramachandran |
5 | 2009–2013 | Dato' A. Sani Karim |
6 | 2013- | David Y.Y. Mui |
Nation | Federation | President |
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Bahrain | Bahrain Badminton & Squash Association | Hussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation | Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan |
Brunei | Brunei Squash Rackets Association | Abdul Hamid Abdullah |
China | Chinese Squash Association | Zhang Xiaoning |
Chinese Taipei | Squash Rackets Association of Chinese Taipei | Charles-C.Y.Chen |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Squash | David Y Y Mui |
India | Squash Rackets Federation of India | K.S.Sripathi |
Indonesia | Persatuan Squash Indonesia | Syarif Bastaman |
Iran | Iran Squash Federation | Masoud Soleimani |
Iraq | Iraqi Squash Federation | Ali Jihad Ramadhan |
Japan | Japan Squash Association | Totsumi Fujigasaki |
Jordan | Jordan Squash Federation | Ramzi Ali Tabbalat |
South Korea | Korea Squash Federation | WonKwan Kim |
Kuwait | Kuwait Squash Federation | Hussain A. Al Maqsseed |
Lebanon | Lebanese Squash Federation | Mahmoud El Badawi |
Macau | Associacao De Squash De Macau | Cheung Lup Kwan |
Malaysia | Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia | Dato' Syed Mustaffa Syed Ali |
Nepal | Nepal Squash Rackets Federation | Kishore Maharjan |
Oman | Squash Federation of Oman | Ahmad ben Hashill Al-Muscarry |
Pakistan | Pakistan Squash Federation | Tahir Raffique Butt |
Palestine | Palestine Squash Federation | Mohammed Abou-Loughad |
Philippines | Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines | Romeo M Ribano |
Qatar | Qatar Squash Federation | Nasser Al-Khelaïfi [2] |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Squash Federation | Tareq Al Tameme |
Singapore | Singapore Squash Rackets Association | Desmond Hill |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Squash Federation | Palitha Weerasinghe |
Thailand | Thailand Squash Rackets Association | Patee Sarasin |
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