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Muhammad Shafiq Pakistan
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3rd Secretary General of Asian Handball Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 October 2013
PresidentAhmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait
Preceded byDr. Roshan Lal Anand India
Treasurer of Pakistan Olympic Association
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 February 2012
PresidentSyed Arif Hasan
Preceded byMajor Muhammad Afzal
3rd President of Pakistan Handball Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2012
Preceded bySyed Muhammad Abid Qadri
1st & 3rd Secretary General of Pakistan Handball Federation
In office
February 2007 – December 2012
PresidentSyed Muhammad Abid Qadri
Preceded byMuhammad Faheem
Succeeded byKhalid Rashid
In office
April 1985 – December 2004
PresidentAhsan Alam
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMuhammad Faheem
Personal details
Born (1953-11-11) November 11, 1953 (age 71)
Lyallpur, Dominion of Pakistan (present-day Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan)
EducationM. Sc. in Health and Physical Education,
M. Sc. in Rural Sociology,
Sports Specialisation Course (Athletics Coach)
Alma materUniversity of Agriculture, Faisalabad
University of Mainz
Gomal University
ProfessionSports administrator
AwardsIHF Badge of Merit in Gold (2009)
ReligionSunni Islam

Muhammad Shafiq (Template:Lang-ur; born 11 November 1953) is a Pakistani sports administrator and former track and field athlete. He is 3rd and current Secretary General of Asian Handball Federation (AHF) since 25 October 2013.[1] He is also holds the position of President in Pakistan Handball Federation since 2012.[2]

Early life

Muhammad Shafiq was born on 11 November 1953 in Lyallpur, Dominion of Pakistan (now Faisalabad (Pakistan). He competed in several editions of the National Games of Pakistan, winning gold medal in 3000m steeplechase in 1976 edition held at Karachi, gold medal in both 1500m and 3000m steeplechase in 1980 edition held at Karachi. He also participate in various international tournaments which includes 11th, 13th and 14th edition of World Masters Athletics Championships where he stood 1st among the Asian athletes in his age category.[3] He was also the coach-cum-manager of Pakistan Athletics team for 3 three months training-cum-competition tour of Germany in 1982 during which Habib Shah equalled Pakistan's 100 metres national record with the timing of 10.4 second and Muhammad Rashid Khan created new national record in Javelin throw with the distance of 76.36 m.

He completed his Master of Science degree in Rural Sociology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1981 and then his Master of Science degree in Health and Physical Education from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan in 1990. He had also done a Sports Specialization Course (Athletics trainer) from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany in 1982.

He is fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi and also speaks a little bit of German. He is married and has one wife and four children, two daughters and two sons.[citation needed]

He started working as Assistant Director of Sports at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1985. In 1990, he was promoted to Director of Sports and served in this position till his superannuation in 2013. During his tenure University of Agriculture, Faisalabad won All-Pakistan Inter-Universities Sports Championships All Round Trophy (Men) in 2005.[4][5]

Sports administration

Asian Handball Federation

Shafiq entered in Asian Handball Federation (AHF) in 1992, holding the position of member in AHF Promotion and Public Relations Commission (1992 – 1999) and AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (1996 – 2000) before being elected to AHF Council as Chairman of AHF Under Development Countries Commission (2004 – 2009) and then as Chairman of AHF Commission of Youth and School Handball (2009 – 2013). On 25 October 2013, he succeeded Indian sports administrator Dr. Roshan Anand and was elected as AHF Secretary General.[6]

Pakistan Handball Federation

Shafiq is founder of handball in Pakistan. He is also the co-founder of Pakistan Handball Federation (PHF) in April 1985 and was elected as its Secretary General.[7] He is the longest serving PHF Secretary General, holding the position for 24 years from 1985 – 2004 and then from 2007 – 2012. Currently, he is PHF President since December 2012.[8][9] Under his leadership, the performance of Pakistan national handball team and Pakistan national beach handball team are at their best as they won many medals which includes gold medal in 2nd edition of Asian Beach Handball Championship 2007 held at Bandar Abbas, gold medal in 1st Asian Beach Games 2008 held at Bali, and gold medals in 2010 and 2019 editions of the South Asian Games.[10]

Others

Shafiq also held various positions in other sports federations which includes Treasurer of Pakistan Olympic Association since February 2012 to till date.[11][12] He was elected as Vice-President (1991 – 2000; 2009 – 2013) and Secretary General (2000 – 2009) of South Asian Handball Federation. He is a Member of Working Group of Commonwealth Handball Association and National Course Director of Pakistan NOC. He is also a member of International Track and Field Coaches Association since 1985.

References

  1. ^ "Shafiq elected AHF secretary-general". Dawn Newspaper's Website. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |work= at position 7 (help)
  2. ^ "Shafiq re-elected Handball Federation president". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Buffalo 1995.pdf". Google Docs. p. 23. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan addresses the participants of closing ceremony of handball training course at UAF". www.uaf.edu.pk. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "UAF Sports achievements 2008 to 2016" (PDF). www.uaf.edu.pk. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Shafiq elected AHF secretary-general". www.dawn.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "History of Pakistan Handball". www.pakistanhandball.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Handball federation elects office-bearers". www.dawn.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Shafiq re-elected Handball Federation president". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Achievement". www.pakistanhandball.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Syed Arif Hasan elected Pakistan Olympic Association President for record fourth term". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  12. ^ "Arif set to be elected unopposed POA president for another term". www.geo.tv. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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