Zahed Mohamed

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Zahed Salem
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Residence Alexandria, Egypt
Born (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 32)
Alexandria, Egypt
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned Pro2009
RetiredActive
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles Squash pictogram.svg
Highest rankingNo. 24 (March, 2017)
Current rankingretired (retired)
Title(s)4
Tour final(s)11
Last updated: March, 2017.

Zahed Salem (born June 24, 1992, in Alexandria), formerly known as Zahed Mohamed, is a professional squash player who represented Egypt.

Mohamed has 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. [1] [2]

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