Country | ![]() |
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Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 24 June 1992
Residence | Alexandria, Egypt |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Retired | Active |
Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (March 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 186 (June 2025) |
Title(s) | 8 |
Zahed Salem (born 24 June 1992), formerly known as Zahed Mohamed, is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career high ranking of 14 in the world during March 2019. [1]
Mohamed enjoyed a meteoric rise up the World Rankings in recent years and has performed consistently well since he joined the PSA World Tour as a 17-year-old. He lifted his first PSA World Tour title in 2011 at the Al Hassan Squash Open where he bested Qualifier Mazen Hesham in a comfortable 3–0 final rout.
He doubled his title tally a year later when he won the Royal Jordanian Squash Open, against the local player Ahmad Al-Saraj being the unlucky party this time round.
It was then Zahed's turn to be unlucky as a number of runner-up finishes followed over the next two years with a 3–2 defeat to Ali Farag in the 2015 Alexandria Open finale, particularly being a close match. [2] [3]
In October 2024, Salem won his 7th PSA title after securing victory in the Wakefield Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour. [4] An eighth title arrived in June 2025 after winning the Atlanta Open.In June 2025, X won his/her x PSA title after securing victory in the X during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour. [5]