Shahid Zaman

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Shahid Zaman Khan
Nickname(s)Shahid Zaman
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born
Shahid Zaman Khan

(1982-08-12) August 12, 1982 (age 41)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Turned Pro1998
Retired2009
Coached by Qamar Zaman
Racquet usedDunlop
Men's singles
Highest ranking14 (July, 2005)
Last updated: May 28, 2009.

Shahid Zaman Khan (born August 12, 1982) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is a nephew of the 1975 World squash champion, Qamar Zaman, the famous master of the drop shots and deception.

In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan circuit in Event I. In 2005, he won the Virginia Professional Squash championship and went on to win the COAS international 2005 and the Pakistan circuit 2005 - Event II.

He is now[ when? ] working as a head squash professional in the Tennis and Racquet Club, the oldest athletic and social club in the city of Boston. In 2023, Zaman was appointed as squash instructor at the Harvard Business School. [1]

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References

  1. "Shahid Zaman joins Harvard Business School as squash instructor". The News International. May 21, 2023.