Hamza Qasim (Arabic: حَمْزَة قَاسِم; born 1 July 1933) is a retired Iraqi football goalkeeper, who played with the Iraq national team in the 1957 Pan Arab Games. He also played for Al-Minaa.[1]
Qasim served as coach for Al-Minaa from 1971 to 1974.[citation needed]
Qasim was born in Basra, and was a multi-sport athlete. In addition to being an international footballer, he was a basketball player for the Iraq national basketball team. He was also a competitor in athletics (high jump and 110 metres hurdles).[2]
Qasim founded the first Iraqi Badminton Federation, and founded the first team for badminton in Iraq, establishing men's and women's teams in 1970s.[2]
Qasim is married to Iraqi actress Salima Khudhair and lives with her in Baghdad.[3] and they had one son, actor Wissam Hamza, who died in an accident in Syria in 2011.[4]
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