Kamal Darwish ( ar, كمال درويش; born 9 March 1942, in

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

), the former president of

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

, took office for the club in the period from 1996 to 2001, and was re-elected for a second term from 2001 to 2005, one of the symbols of Zamalek handball team, where he led the club to win the championships in the seventies and early eighties in what is known as Golden generation, he served as President of the Egyptian federation of boxing, also served as Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education previously, also candidate for

Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...

for president in 2009 but lost in favor of

Samir Zaher Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is clo ...

, he also took over the presidency of Zamalek in October 2013 after being assigned by

Taher Abouzeid Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid ( both are correct translations from the original alphabet in ar, عامر طاهر أبو زيد السيد) is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports and a ...

the former Minister of Sports.

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