Asian Squash Federation

The Asian Squash Federation was formed on November 29, 1980, at the suggestion of Pakistan and the "First Meeting of Squash Playing Nations of Asia", held in Karachi. The founder members were Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Asian Squash Federation
AbbreviationASF
Formation1980
TypeSports organization
Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia
Membership
27 member associations
President
 David Y.Y. Mui
Vice-president
 Kim Won Kwan
Fayez Abdullah S. Al-Mutairi
Avm Syed Razi Nawab
General Secretary
 Duncan Chiu
Parent organization
World Squash Federation
Websitewww.asiansquash.org/

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

  • To serve as the Squash management body in Asia and as such, to promote and assist in the development of the sport among its member countries.
  • To uphold and enforce the principal aspects of all organisational and technical rules of the sport, as decided by the World Squash Federation (WSF), and to:
    • implement the fundamental regulations for international competitive Squash; and
    • maintain a working relationship with the Olympic Council of Asia.
  • To maintain the authority and autonomy of its members.
  • To protect the common interests of its members through consultation and coordinated effort.
  • To collect, collate and circulate information amongst its members.
  • To assist members in promoting competitive Squash for the benefit of all member nations of the Federation.
  • To arbitrate if circumstances so demand on any Squash-related dispute amongst member countries.

Presidents
No. Years Name
1 1980–1985 M.Anwar Shamim
2 1985–1997 Edward Jacob
3 1997–2001 Mokhzani Mahathir
4 2001–2009 Narayana Ramachandran
5 2009–2013 Dato' A. Sani Karim
6 2013- David Y.Y. Mui

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List of members
Nation Federation President
Bahrain Bahrain Badminton & Squash Association Hussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa
Bangladesh Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan
Brunei Brunei Squash Rackets Association Abdul Hamid Abdullah
China Chinese Squash Association Zhang Xiaoning
Chinese Taipei Squash Rackets Association of Chinese Taipei Charles-C.Y.Chen
Hong Kong Hong Kong Squash David Y Y Mui
India Squash Rackets Federation of India K.S.Sripathi
Indonesia Persatuan Squash Indonesia Syarif Bastaman
Iran Iran Squash Federation Masoud Soleimani
Iraq Iraqi Squash Federation Ali Jihad Ramadhan
Japan Japan Squash Association Totsumi Fujigasaki
Jordan Jordan Squash Federation Ramzi Ali Tabbalat
South Korea Korea Squash Federation WonKwan Kim
Kuwait Kuwait Squash Federation Hussain A. Al Maqsseed
Lebanon Lebanese Squash Federation Mahmoud El Badawi
Macau Associacao De Squash De Macau Cheung Lup Kwan
Malaysia Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia Dato' Syed Mustaffa Syed Ali
Nepal Nepal Squash Rackets Federation Kishore Maharjan
Oman Squash Federation of Oman Ahmad ben Hashill Al-Muscarry
Pakistan Pakistan Squash Federation Tahir Raffique Butt
Palestine Palestine Squash Federation Mohammed Abou-Loughad
Philippines Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines Romeo M Ribano
Qatar Qatar Squash Federation Nasser Al-Khelaïfi[2]
Saudi Arabia Saudi Squash Federation Tareq Al Tameme
Singapore Singapore Squash Rackets Association Desmond Hill
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Squash Federation Palitha Weerasinghe
Thailand Thailand Squash Rackets Association Patee Sarasin

Events

Junior Events
Asian Junior Individual Championships
Asian Junior Team Championships
Asian Junior Super Series

Seniors' Events
Asian Individual Squash Championships
Asian Squash Team Championships

Masters' Events
Asian Masters Championships

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2013-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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