Born in Cairo on 6 June 1947, he was the son of a diplomat and turned professional in 1971.
He reached the semi-finals of the 1977 Men's British Open Squash Championship when he was ranked the second best player in the world.
[1] After Ahmed stopped playing competitively he proceeded to coach up and coming squash players.
Ahmed Safwat died of a heart attack aged 56 on 30 July 2003 whilst in his home country.
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