Mostafa Asal

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مصطفى عسل

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Egyptian professional squash player, born in Cairo in 2001 and nicknamed The Raging Bull. A two-time world champion (2025 and 2026) and world No. 1, he has won two world team titles with Egypt.

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squash player
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Egypt & Nile
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    Summary

    Mostafa Asal is an Egyptian professional squash player, born in Cairo on 9 May 2001. 1 2 Nicknamed The Raging Bull for his aggressive style of play, he is a two-time world champion and a former and current world No. 1. 1

    Career

    Asal turned professional in 2018 and won early tour titles in Argentina the same year. 1 He won the PSA World Tour Finals and the US Open in 2021. 1 He reached the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in January 2023. 1 With Egypt he won the men's world team championship in 2023 and again in 2024, and he won the British Open in 2024 after losing that year's world championship final to Diego Elías. 1 In May 2025 he won his first individual world title in Chicago, defeating the four-time champion Ali Farag in the final without losing a game all tournament, and in May 2026 he defended the title in Giza, beating Youssef Ibrahim in the final. 1 His career has also been marked by disciplinary suspensions imposed by the PSA, in 2021 and twice in 2023, following on-court incidents and conduct breaches documented in the article's career narrative. 1

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    People and things also explored

    Al-Azhar Mosque· Bab al-Futuh, Cairo· Bab al-Nasr, Cairo· Bab Zuwayla, Cairo· Joseph's Well (Bir Yusuf), Cairo Citadel· Citadel of Cairo (Citadel of Salah al-Din)· The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· Funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Inal, Cairo

    Sources

    1. Mostafa Asal — English Wikipedia
    2. Mostafa Asal — Wikidata
    • Mostafa Asal — Arabic Wikipedia
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    islam.museum contributors. “Mostafa Asal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mostafa-asal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-06.

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