Saturday, December 5, 2009

Jahangir Khan

Jahangir Khan, HI, (born December 10, 1963, in Karachi, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game.During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. Between 1981 and 1986, he was unbeaten in competitive play for five years. During that time he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sports. He retired as a player in 1993, and has served as President of the World Squash Federation since 2002.