Hussein Labib (Arabic: حسين لبيب; born 14 October 1955) is an Egyptian businessman and former handball player. He is the current president of Zamalek SC.

Hussein Labib
حسين لبيب
Labib in 2022
35th and 39th President of Zamalek SC
In office
23 May 2021 – 21 November 2021
Preceded byMortada Mansour
Succeeded byMortada Mansour
Assumed office
20 October 2023
Preceded byMortada Mansour
Personal details
Born
Hussein Labib

(1955-10-14) 14 October 1955 (age 69)
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
ProfessionBusinessman, sports club president

Biography

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Labib was born on 18 June 1955 in Cairo. He graduated from Orman Middle School. He played handball in his junior years, he joined Zamalek in 1968 when he was 13 years old. He achieved 21 championships with Zamalek, 7 championships in the Egyptian Professional Handball League, 9 Egyptian Cup championships, and 5 African championships. He participated with the Egyptian national team in 7 tournaments in the African Men's Handball Championship, and 6 tournaments in the World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

He worked as a bank accountant, an administrator in the Egyptian national handball team, a member of the Egyptian National Sports Council, treasurer of the Egyptian Handball Federation, a member of the Marketing Committee of the African Handball Confederation, director of the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt, and head of the Zamalek Club's handball apparatus. Labib ran for president of the Egyptian Handball Federation in 2012.[2]

He currently runs his own company in the IT sector.[3] Labib was the head of the former committee charged with managing Zamalek SC. His victory in the elections for the presidency of Zamalek SC, made him President starting from October 2023.[4]

Hussein Labib won the elections for the position of president of Zamalek Club on 20 October 2023.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "5 معلومات عن حسين لبيب رئيس الزمالك الجديد". 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ ""أحد أساطير كرة اليد".. من هو رئيس لجنة الزمالك الجديد؟". yallakora.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "ABOUT | HITS Arabia". Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "حسين لبيب: أبواب الزمالك مفتوحة لجميع أبنائه.. ولن نفرط فى حقوق النادى" (in Arabic). Youm7. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "من هو حسين لبيب المرشح المحتمل لادارة النادى فى الفترة القادمة ؟". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021.