Ismail Ahmad | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Alexandria, Egypt | September 23, 1976|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Egyptian-Lebanese | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ismail Ahmad Arabic: إسماعيل أحمد | |||||||||||||||||
Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Basketball career | ||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 – Al Riyadi Club Beirut | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||
League | Lebanese Basketball League | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Rosaire (basketball) Lebanon | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | Hekmeh BC | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Al Riyadi Beirut | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Al Ittihad | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Champville SC | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2017 | Al Riyadi Beirut | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Homenetmen | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Al Riyadi Beirut | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club | |||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Al Riyadi Club Beirut | |||||||||||||||||
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Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim (Arabic: إسماعيل أحمد عبد المنعم; born September 23, 1976), also known as Somaa, is an Egyptian-Lebanese professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[1] He was a main member of the Egypt national basketball team that participated in the FIBA Africa Championship 2001 in Casablanca in Morocco and in the FIBA Africa Championship 2003 that took place in Alexandria, Egypt. He is nicknamed "The Egyptian Pharaoh".