Columbia University Athletics

INTERNATIONAL FENCING BIO

HIGH SCHOOL / PRE-COLUMBIA CAREER
Transferred from Wayne State University, where he was Freshman of the Year … World Champion in Men’s Sabre Team (2021) … Silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships … Bronze medalist at the 2022 World Championships … Five-time World Cup medalist … Ranked No. 1 in the World (Teams) for two consecutive seasons … African Championship medalist in both individual and team events … Mediterranean Champion (2018) … Earned more than 50 national medals in Egypt … Also competed in soccer, handball, swimming, water polo, and taekwondo … Multiple academic honors including Dean’s List and Best in Section for engineering project … TEDx speaker on mental health.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences … Intends to major in Mechanical Engineering … Sister, Najwa, is a fencer who competes internationally and has won African medals in the senior category at just 15 years old.