Ali Hasan Mahboob

Medal record
Competitor for  Bahrain
Men's athletics
Asian Games
Gold	Doha 2006	10,000 m
Gold	2010 Guangzhou	5000m

Ali Hasan Mahboob (born Silas Kirui on 31 December 1981 in Kapsabet) is a Bahraini long-distance runner. He became naturalized in Bahrain and switched from his birth country Kenya ahead of the 2006 season to participate.

In his early career he concentrated on road running. In his debut race at a running track at the 2006 Asian Games he won the 10,000 metres final. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 Asian Championships.

His personal best time is 27:24.46 minutes, achieved in May 2008 in Neerpelt.

References

• Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Kirui in new guise of Mahboob springs a surprise in Doha". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070114060551/http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsId=37014,printer.html. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 
• IAAF profile for Ali Hasan Mahboob
• 2006 Asian Games profile

Persondata
Name	Mahboob, Ali Hasan
Alternative names
Short description	Kenyan long-distance runner competing for Bahrain
Date of birth	31 December 1981
Place of birth	Kapsabet, Kenya
Date of death
Place of death