Aftab Jawaid (also transliterated Aftab Javed; Urdu: آفتاب جاوید) is a former squash player from Pakistan, who was one of the game's leading players in the 1960s. He won the British Amateur championship three times (in 1963, 1964 and 1965) and finished runner-up at the British Open three times (in 1966, 1967 and 1971).[1] He arranged the PIA squash tour and was the national coach.

He was born in Gurdaspur, a city in Indian Punjab in 1937, and currently resides in Manchester. He has a son and two daughters.

References

  1. ↑ Chaudhry, Ijaz (2020-04-26). "SQUASH: THE UNHERALDED HERO". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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