Ahmed Safwat (1947–2003) was an Egyptian professional squash player. Born in Cairo on 6 June 1947, he was the son of a diplomat and turned professional in 1971. He moved to

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and won the British Professional Championship seven times. He reached the semi-finals of the 1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship when he was ranked the second best player in the world. He also represented Egypt at the 1981 & 1983

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. After Ahmed stopped playing competitively he proceeded to coach up and coming squash players. Ahmed Safwat died of a heart attack aged 56 on 30 July 2003 whilst in his home country. He was due to take part in an over-50s tournament which was subsequently named in his honour. Ahmed was survived by wife and their four children.

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* 1947 births 2003 deaths Egyptian male squash players Squash players from Cairo 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub