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Mahmoud El Khatib

Mahmoud El Khatib, Egyptian footballer

Born
October 30, 1954
Age in 2026
72
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1954

About Mahmoud El Khatib

Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib, popularly nicknamed Bibo, is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football. El Khatib played his entire career in Al Ahly, where he won ten Egyptian Premier League titles, five Egypt Cup titles, two African Cup of Champions Clubs titles and three African Cup Winners' Cup titles with Al Ahly. El-Khatib played for Egypt a total of 54 caps and scored 24 goals. He won the Egyptian League top scorer twice. He played with his country in the Africa Cup of Nations in the 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984 editions, and he was a part of the team that won the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations title.

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The world when Mahmoud El Khatib was born

Mahmoud El Khatib was born in 1954. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1954

  • #1 song"Sh-Boom" – The Crew-Cuts
  • Top movieOn the Waterfront
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookLord of the Flies – William Golding

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile
  • Top headlineSupreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional
  • Technology milestoneFirst nuclear power plant begins operation (USSR)
  • Defining fadRock and roll emerges
  • Notable inventionNonstick pan (Tefal)
  • World population2.72 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population162.0M

1954 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mahmoud El Khatib's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19542026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,250$435,000
Average income$5,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.49$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population162.0M341 million

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