Mostafa Kamal

Mostafa Kamal (; 1937 or 1938 – 1 February 2026) was a Bangladeshi professional volleyball player, footballer, coach and sports administrator.

Early life Kamal was born in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali District, Bengal Province, British India. His uncle Sirajul Haque was a footballer for Kolkata Mohammedan, while his elder brothers Mohamed Omer and Khaled Momin played domestic football in Chittagong and Dhaka, respectively.

Playing career Volleyball Kamal (standing first from left) with the East Pakistan volleyball team in the 1966 National Volleyball Championship in Lahore.

Kamal competed in the 400, 800, and 1500 metres in athletics while studying at Bamni High School in Noakhali and began his volleyball career after enrolling at Jagannath College in 1959. In 1961, he was scouted by Azad SC footballer and volleyball player Khondoker Abul Hasan, and went on to play for the Azad SC volleyball team until 1965, winning the Dhaka First Division Volleyball League in 1963. He joined Dhaka Mohammedan in 1966, and won the First Division League titles in 1967, 1968, and 1969, and later won the league again with National Bank of Pakistan in 1970. Following the independence of Bangladesh, he captained Bangladesh Whites in the Independence Day Volleyball Championship in 1972, after which he retired from competitive volleyball. Kamal began his domestic football career with Azad SC in the Dhaka First Division Football League, under the recommendation of Ranjit Das. He also represented the National Bank of Pakistan football team as an employee of the bank. In 1965, he played as an outside right in the Sher-e-Bangla Memorial Tournament against Dhaka Mohammedan, scoring a brace in a 2–2 draw against the First Division champions. In 1966, he joined Mohammedan and won both the First Division and the Independence Day Football Tournament that year. He was also part of the team that finished runners-up in the Aga Khan Gold Cup. He represented Mohammedan until 1969, after which he retired due to injury. He was a senior member of the Bangladesh Sports Writers Association. Kamal was involved with the Player Status Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation. He played various roles in various committees of the Bangladesh Olympic Association and the National Sports Council.

Death Kamal died at his home in Shantinagar, Dhaka, on 1 February 2026, at the age of 88.

Honours Volleyball Azad SC Dhaka First Division Volleyball League: 1963

Mohammedan Dhaka First Division Volleyball League: 1967, 1968, 1969

National Bank of Pakistan Dhaka First Division Volleyball League: 1970

Football player Noakhali District Inter-District Football Tournament: 1958

Mohammedan Dhaka First Division Football League: 1966, 1969 Independence Day Football Tournament: 1966

Football coach Sadharan Bima CSC Dhaka Second Division Football League: 1976

Rayer Bazar Dhaka Third Division Football League: 1980

Individual 1984 – Sports Writers Association's Best Coach (Volleyball)