Hazem el masri biography definition
EL MASRI was 12 when his family fled war-torn Lebanon, arriving in Sydney on a refugee visa....
Hazem El Masri
Lebanese Australian rugby league footballer (born 1976)
Hazem El Masri (Arabic: حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s.
An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking wing, he played his entire club football career in Sydney with Canterbury with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership.
Hazem El Masri, 36, was born in Lebanon and emigrated to Australia in , when he was He played professional rugby league with the.
In 2009 (his final season in the NRL) El Masri took the record for the highest-ever point scorer in premiership history and for a record sixth time was the NRL's top point scorer for the season. He also became only the seventh player in history to score over 150 NRL tries, having primarily played on the wing, but also at fullback.
El Masri is a self-identified devout Muslim.[4] He is widely respected for his community work with young people, winning the NRL's Ken Stephen Award in 2002. The