Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan ( born December 10, 1963 in Karachi, Pakistan ) is a former squash player from world-class and from 2002 to 2008, President of the World Squash Federation (WSF ).
Career
Jahangir Khan began at an early age with the squash game. His coach was the British Open winner in 1957, his father, Roshan Khan. At 15, Khan has been recently squash world champion of amateurs and proved his exceptional talent, as in 1981, with just 17 years, the world championship of assets, the World Open Championship, won against Australian Geoff Hunt. After this victory he remained for five years, six months and a day and over 500 squash matches unbeaten, which today is a world record in squash. He won ten times in succession the British Open three times and the U.S. Open. After his retirement as an active squash player In 1993 he took the post of Vice President of the WSF. On 26 October 2002, he was appointed its president, before he was replaced by Narayana Ramachandran from India in October 2008. Jahangir Khan was then appointed honorary president. He was inducted into the World Squash Hall of Fame back in 1993.
Jahangir Khan is married and has two children. The British songwriter Natasha Khan is his cousin.
Sporting successes
- World Champion: 6 titles ( 1981-1985, 1988)
- World Champion in team: 5 tracks ( 1981-1987, 1993)
- 100 months world number
- Asian champions: 2 titles (1981, 1988)
- Multiple Asian champions in the team
- British Open: 10 titles ( 1982-1991 )
- U.S. Open: 3 titles ( 1984, 1985, 1988)