Abbas Khan was a Pakistani squash player who lived from 1954 to 30 January 2021. He joined the international circuit in 1973 alongside Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan and reached his career best ranking of seventh in the world in 1978. He played in the World Squash Championships in 1979 1982 and 1983. After an exhibition match in Dubai in 1980 he was offered the job of coaching the Dubai police squad and trained Ahmed Al-Maktoum there. Al-Maktoum later won ten consecutive United Arab Emirates squash titles and the 2004 Olympic gold medal in men's double trap shooting. Khan died at St George's Hospital in London from complications of COVID-19.
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Khan participated in the World Squash Championships in 1979, 1982, and 1983.
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