Anwar Mesbah

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998) was an Egyptian weightlifter.

He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin.

Along with his compatriot weightlifter Khadr El-Touni's middleweight class gold medal, Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt in the lightweight class, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.

Born in Alexandria, Mesbah was considered a great athlete of his time.