Yasser El Hajj

Yasser El Hajj (Arabic: ياسر الحاج‎‎, born 18 August 1970) is a former Lebanese basketball player. He is the Head Coach of the Lebanese American University (LAU) Women Basketball Team. El Hajj alongside former teammate Walid Doumiati, helped build the golden era in Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut after entering the title race with Beirut rivals Hekmeh BC. Yasser also competed for the Lebanon national basketball team in the 2001 ABC Championship.

Personal life

After announcing his retirement in the 2004-2005 season with Champville SC, Yasser was elected as the Minister of Sports and Youth and helped set up the first FIBA 3x3 Tournament in Lebanon for both men and women.