The people behind the purpose

Meet Our Team

A committed collective of leaders, specialists, and advisors working to empower young people through sport, discipline, and opportunity.

2 Leaders

10 Specialists

5 Advisors

Governance & Management

Executive Directorate

Focused leadership, clear direction, and a shared commitment to the academy’s future.

01 Executive

Founder & Director

Faisal Ali Dar

Providing the vision, discipline, and long-term direction that shape Ali Sports Academy and its work with young athletes.

Vision • Leadership • Youth Development

02 Executive

Director

Farah Faisal

Supporting strategic direction and a strong, inclusive foundation for the academy’s programmes, people, and future growth.

Governance • Strategy • Community

Academy Team

Specialists at Work

The people who turn ambition into outstanding experiences, both on and off the field.

Gazal Mir

Operations & Accounts Manager

Master of Commerce (M.Com)

Er.Ishfaq Wani

Software & Technical Coordinator

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering

Shahzad Ahmad Wagay

IT Head

Master of Arts in Convergent Journalism

Amaan Bhat

Director of Photography

Bachelor in Journalism & Mass Comm.

Amaan Bhat is a multimedia professional and visual storyteller from Bandipora. With experience in journalism, photography, videography, video editing and news reporting, he has worked across various media formats, producing news stories, feature articles, documentaries, reels and digital content. A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Cluster University Srinagar, Amaan began his freelance journalism career in August 2022. Since then, he has contributed to various local and national publications, covering a wide range of subjects, including education, culture, environment, sports, health and social issues. Amaan has also worked as a Video Editor with various organisations, where he edited news features, programmes, reels and social media content. His work combines visual storytelling with research, reporting and digital media production. Since October 2025, he has been serving as Director of Photography at Ali’s Sports Academy. In this role, he oversees cinematography and video production for sports events, championships and academy activities. He also contributes to media relations, press communication, event coverage and promotional outreach, documenting the achievements of athletes and the academy’s initiatives.

Azhar Bashir Sofi

IT & Digital Operating Manager

B.Tech

Misbah Ul Ahmad

Technology Administrator

B.E. Civil Engineering

Haris Ahmad Malik

IT Coordinator

Master of Commerce (M.Com)

Arshid Margo

Kashmiri Folk Music Instructor

Cultural Performing Arts

Jamsheed Ahmad

Event Coordinator

Event Operations

Dr. Moine

Medical Superintendent

MBBS

Institutional Mentorship

Board of Advisors

Insight and guidance helping the academy grow responsibly and sustainably.

Mohd Shafi Dar

Senior Advisory Member

Institutional Advisor

Lt Colonel Sandeep Bhatnagar (Veteran)

Senior Advisory Member

Institutional Advisor

Lt Colonel Sandeep Bhatnagar is a results-driven Management, Marketing & Security Professional. Utilizing over 32 years of experience with corporate sector & Indian Army (Territorial Army), he is a highly trained and skilled professional with hands-on experience in Security, Administration, Human Resource and Training. With proven abilities to lead operations in strict & disciplined environments including the ability to plan and execute all aspects of training and enforcement of policies of a large scale training establishment, he has time and again demonstrated his ability to analyze, plan, and motivate large cross-functional teams to execute multiple tasks simultaneously in a dynamic and challenging environment is par excellent. Working over decades in vulnerable situations of hard combat, he has strong people management acumen coupled with good leadership qualities and motivated with a proven drive to deliver and achieve objectives.