Pakistan Hockey Federation
Governing body for field hockey in Pakistan
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The Pakistan Hockey Federation (Urdu: پاکستان ہاکی فیڈریشن) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).[1]
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| Sport | Field hockey |
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| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Membership | 8 |
| Abbreviation | PHF |
| Founded | August 2, 1948 |
| Affiliation | International Hockey Federation |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Hockey Federation |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Location | National Hockey Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore 54600 |
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Affiliated associations
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir Hockey Association
- Balochistan Hockey Association
- Gilgit-Baltistan Hockey Association
- Islamabad Hockey Association
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hockey Association
- Punjab Hockey Association
- Sindh Hockey Association
Presidents
The following is a list of the Presidents of PHF:[2]
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan | 1948 | 1950 |
| 2 | Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed | 1950 | 1952 |
| 3 | Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan | 1952 | 1954 |
| 4 | Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani | 1955 | 1956 |
| 5 | Mian Naseer Ahmed | 1956 | 1958 |
| 6 | General Muhammad Musa Khan | 1960 | 1966 |
| 7 | Air Marshal Nur Khan | 1967 | 1969 |
| 8 | Saeed Ahmed Khan | 1969 | 1969 |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan | 1970 | 1972 |
| 10 | Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | 1972 | 1976 |
| 11 | Air Marshal Nur Khan | 1976 | 1984 |
| 12 | Air Vice-Marshal Waqar Azeem | 1984 | 1986 |
| 13 | Air Marshal Azim Daudpota | 1986 | 1990 |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan | 1990 | 1991 |
| 15 | M. Nawaz Tiwana | 1991 | 1993 |
| 16 | Air Vice-Marshal Farooq Umar | 1993 | 1996 |
| 17 | M. Nawaz Tiwana | 1996 | 1997 |
| 18 | Akhtar Rasool | 1997 | 1999 |
| 19 | Arif Ali Khan Abbasi | 1999 | 2000 |
| 20 | General Aziz Khan | 2000 | 2004 |
| 21 | Tariq Kirmani | 2005 | 2006 |
| 22 | Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali | 2006 | 2008 |
| 23 | Qasim Zia | 2008 | 2013 |
| 24 | Akhtar Rasool | 2013 | 2016 |
| 25 | Brigadier (Retired) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar | 2016 | 2023 |
| 26 | Mir Tariq Hussain Bugti (on nomination basis) | 2023[3] | 2026 |
| 27 | Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani (Ad Hoc President) | 2026[4] | Present |
Secretaries
The following is a list of the Secretaries General of PHF:[5]
| No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baseer Ali Sheikh | January 1948 | December 1954 |
| 2 | Syed M. Ayub | January 1954 | January 1955 |
| 3 | Mian Riazuddin Ahmed | January 1955 | 1960 |
| 4 | Brigadier Riaz Hussain | January 1960 | December 1962 |
| 5 | Aurangzeb Khan | January 1962 | March 1964 |
| 6 | Lieutenant Colonel Zafar Ali Khan | March 1964 | September 1967 |
| 7 | Wing Commander Masood Ahmed | June 1967 | December 1969 |
| 8 | M. Sharif Janjua | December 1969 | 1970 |
| 9 | Major Khurshid Zaman | 1970 | 1971 |
| 10 | Shamim Yazdani | 1972 | 1972 |
| 11 | Sardar Asif Hayat | 1972 | 1978 |
| 12 | Brigader (Retd.) Manzoor Hussain Atif | 1978 | 1990 |
| 13 | Abdul Hamid | 1991 | 1992 |
| 14 | Colonel Syed Mudassar Asghar | 1993 | 1999 |
| 15 | Brigadier (Retd.) Manzoor Hussain Atif | 18 December 1999 | 11 June 2000 |
| 16 | Zahir Shah | 12 June 2000 | 5 July 2000 |
| 17 | Brigadier Musarrat Ullah Khan | 5 July 2000 | 31 July 2006 |
| 18 | Akhtar-ul-Islam | 1 August 2006 | 21 March 2007 |
| 19 | Khalid Mahmood | 2 April 2007 | 30 June 2008 |
| 20 | Asif Bajwa | 1 July 2008 | 11 September 2013 |
| 21 | Rana Mujahid (acting) | 11 September 2013 | 25 November 2013 |
| 22 | Rana Mujahid | 25 November 2013 | 2 September 2015 |
| 23 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 2 September 2015[6] | 4 May 2019 |
| 24 | Asif Bajwa | 6 May 2019 | 2022 |
| 25 | Syed Haider Hussain | 2022[6] | 2026[1] |
| 26 | Brigadier Akmal Aziz | 2026 | Present |
Note: Syed Shakeel Shah was appointed acting secretary during the three-month leave period of Brig (Retd) Akmal Aziz in March 2026.[7]