Jassim Al Muawda

Jassim Salman Al Muawda (Arabic: جاسم سلمان المعاودة, November 25, 1936[1] – May 16, 2017) was a Bahraini educator, association football player and coach, musician, and singer.

In 1958, a dispute with the president of Al-Muharraq, Sheikh Ali bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, led Al Muawda to resign and move to Al-Nasr SC, which would win the 1959-1960 Premier League Championship, ending Al-Muharraq]’s five-year winning streak.

Nicknamed the Sheikh of Bahraini trainers, he was also the first physiotherapist in the country, played basketball and volleyball in addition to football, served on the Board of Directors of Al-Ahli, and was close to many foreign sports figures and federations.

After he retiring from sports as a player, he formed a band with Issa Ghuloom, Mahdi Zakaria, and Muhammad Salman.

On March 28, 2019, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of the King of Bahrain for Charitable Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, and Chairman of the Bahrain Olympic Committee decided to name the Al-Ahli Club's new gymnasium after Al Muawda.