Abdel Moneim Wahby

{{short description|Egyptian basketball player}}

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| name = Abdel Moneim Wahby

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| nationality = Egyptian

| sport = Basketball

| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|11|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|5|8|1911|11|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cairo, Egypt

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Abdel Moneim Wahby ({{langx|ar|عبد المنعم وهبي}}; 11 November 1911 – 8 May 1988) was an Egyptian basketball player who played for Al Ahly, referee and administrator. He played for the Egypt national basketball team in the 1936 Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/abdel-moneim-wahibi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003229/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/abdel-moneim-wahibi-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Abdel Moneim Wahby Olympic Results |access-date=10 June 2018}} As a referee, he worked at the 1948 Olympics and 1952 Olympics (including the USA-USSR final). He served as the president of the Egyptian Basketball Federation (1952–1969), president of AFABA (current FIBA Africa) (1961–1969), Vice President of the FIBA (1961–1968), President of the FIBA (1968–1976) and President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee (1972–1974). He was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

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