A. SANI KARIM - VICE-PRESIDENT WSF 

Abdullah. Sani bin Abd. Karim, universally known as Sani, started his involvement in Malaysian squash in the early 1980s after retiring from the competitive game of badminton. His interest grew over the years from a casual player to the national level within two years. His major involvement in the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia started in 1994, where he was appointed as the Deputy Championship Chairman in the preparation for the XVI Commonwealth Games 1998, Kuala Lumpur. In early 1998, he was made the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 9th Asian Squash Championship held in Kuala Lumpur in July as the Pre Games for the XVI Commonwealth Games 1998.

In 1998, Sani volunteered to take over the post of Chairman for the SRA of Kuala Lumpur and in a short period of time, he turned the SRA of Kuala Lumpur into the most active State SRA in Malaysia. In 2000, he was invited to be the Deputy President of SRA of Malaysia. Sani's knowledge of squash from national to regional and world level is extraordinary and he is highly sought after to be a key official by the local premier clubs

Sani is a graduate of the University of Birmingham in 1976, majoring in Civil & Structural Engineering. He is a perfectionist in all aspects, be it at work or voluntary duties. He is currently the Executive Chairman and major shareholder of three companies, but remains very active in squash, playing 2 to 3 times a week despite his heavy schedule. Besides being a corporate leader in the Malaysian corporate circle, Sani is also known to have turned several troubled organisations into well run and prosperous ones through his superb management skills.

Sani was elected as Vice-President of the World Squash Federation in October 2002 at the AGM held in his home city of Kuala Lumpur.