Muhammad Hafiz bin Hashim (born 13 September 1982) is a former Malaysian badminton player who currently works as a coach. His biggest success was winning the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Commonwealth Games

''Men's singles''

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the

BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was run from 2007 to 2017. Features Prize money A Grand Prix Gold tournament offered minimum prize money of US$ ...

. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...

(BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Coaching career

He joined the Suchitra Academy in

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in February 2023 on a three-year contract after leaving the Academy Badminton Malaysia coaching lineup in December. He coached Indian badminton superstar, P. V. Sindhu from July until December 2023.

Personal life

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Hafiz had also studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pintu Geng and Sultan Ismail College. Hafiz achieved worldwide fame by winning the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. He is one of the most successful Malay badminton players aside from the Sidek brothers. Hafiz was among those coached by

Misbun Sidek Mohmed Misbun Mohd Sidek (born 17 February 1960) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He is the eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Early life Misbun received his early education in local primary schools which were located in his hom ...

, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and a former national singles coach. On court, Hafiz was known for his calmness regardless of who his opponent was. He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, a former world No.1.

Honour

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(A.M.N.) (2005)

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at Badminton Association of Malaysia {{Authority control 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Kota Bharu Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Malaysian Muslims Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games