Asian Squash Federation

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Asian Squash Federation
AbbreviationASF
Formation1980
TypeSports organization
Headquarters Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia
Membership
27 member associations
President
Flag of Hong Kong.svg David Y.Y. Mui
Vice-president
Flag of Kuwait.svg Fayez Abdullah S. Al-Mutairi
Flag of South Korea.svg Tae-Sook Heo
Flag of India.svg Cyrus Poncha
General Secretary
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 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.

Contents

Background

Pakistan provided the first president, the headquarters, and the secretariat. The principles and objects of the ASF are:

Presidents

No.YearsName
11980–1985 Flag of Pakistan.svg M.Anwar Shamim
21985–1997 Flag of Singapore.svg Edward Jacob
31997–2001 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mokhzani Mahathir
42001–2009 Flag of India.svg Narayana Ramachandran
52009–2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dato' A. Sani Karim
62013- Flag of Hong Kong.svg David Y.Y. Mui

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List of members

NationFederationPresident
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Bahrain Badminton & Squash AssociationHussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Brunei Squash Rackets AssociationAbdul Hamid Abdullah
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chinese Squash Association Zhang Xiaoning
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Squash Rackets Association of Chinese TaipeiCharles-C.Y.Chen
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Squash David Y Y Mui
Flag of India.svg India Squash Rackets Federation of India K.S.Sripathi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Persatuan Squash IndonesiaSyarif Bastaman
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Iran Squash FederationMasoud Soleimani
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Iraqi Squash FederationAli Jihad Ramadhan
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Squash Association Totsumi Fujigasaki
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Jordan Squash FederationRamzi Ali Tabbalat
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korea Squash Federation WonKwan Kim
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Kuwait Squash Federation Hussain A. Al Maqsseed
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Lebanese Squash FederationMahmoud El Badawi
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Associacao De Squash De MacauCheung Lup Kwan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia Dato' Syed Mustaffa Syed Ali
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Nepal Squash Rackets FederationKishore Maharjan
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Squash Federation of OmanAhmad ben Hashill Al-Muscarry
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Pakistan Squash Federation Tahir Raffique Butt
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Palestine Squash FederationMohammed Abou-Loughad
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines Romeo M Ribano
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Qatar Squash Federation Nasser Al-Khelaïfi [2]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Saudi Squash FederationTareq Al Tameme
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Squash Rackets Association Desmond Hill
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Squash FederationPalitha Weerasinghe
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Thailand Squash Rackets Association Patee Sarasin

Tournaments

Senior events

Junior events

Master events

Awards

See also

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