Pakistan Handball Federation

Official websitewww.pakhandball.orgHISTORYYear of formationApril 1985; 39 years ago (1985-04)
at Faisalabad (Punjab)Former namesPakistan Amateur Handball FederationAFFILIATIONSInternational federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)IHF member since1985Continental associationAsian Handball FederationNational Olympic CommitteePakistan Olympic AssociationMember of NOC since1985Other affiliation(s)GOVERNING BODYPatronSyed Muhammad Abid Qadri (Patron-in-Chief)
Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari (Patron)PresidentMuhammad Shafiq HEADQUARTERSAddressCountry PakistanSecretary GeneralJaved Iqbal Gill

Pakistan Handball Federation (Urdu: پاکستان ہینڈبال فیڈریشن) (PHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. PHF is an affiliated member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).^[1]

History

In Pakistan, sport of handball was introduced by Muhammad Shafiq in 1984 at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, which is hub of handball in Pakistan since then. During the 20th National Games of Pakistan which was staged in Faisalabad, an exhibition match between National Athletics & Fitness Club and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad was played at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. Since then, handball has been gradually developing and gaining popularity. PHF was formed in April 1985 with Ahsan Alam as President and Muhammad Shafiq as secretary general.^[2]

Presidents

S. No.	Name	Tenure
1.	Ahsan Alam	April 1985 – December 2004
2.	Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri	December 2004 – December 2012
3.	Muhammad Shafiq	December 2012 – present

Secretary Generals

S. No.	Name	Tenure
1.	Muhammad Shafiq	April 1985 – December 2004
2.	Muhammad Fahim *	December 2004 – 9 January 2006
Acting	Ch. Muhammad Saleem Akhter	9 January 2006 – 24 February 2007
3.	Muhammad Shafiq	24 February 2007 – December 2012
4.	Khalid Rashid	December 2012 – December 2016
5.	Javed Iqbal Gill	December 2016 – present

• Muhammad Fahim died in office on 9 January 2006.

Executive committee

Designation	Name
President	Muhammad Shafiq
Vice-President	Amna Tanvir
	Athar Ismail Amjad
	Lt. Col. Ahmad Ali Khan
	Muhammad Aamir
	Bahr-e-Karam
Secretary General	Javed Iqbal Gill
Associate Secretaries	Saqlain Kausar
	Sohaib Shafiq
	Sohail Ahmad Khan
Treasurer	Mohammad Hanif

See also

• Pakistan men's national handball team
• Pakistan national beach handball team

References

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Pakistan at the IHF website
• Pakistan at the AHF website
• Pakistan at the POA website