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Mustafa Ghouse (born 19 August 1980) is the Chief Executive Officer of JSW Sports, the sports vertical of JSW Group. The JSW Group owns and operates Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and Pro-Kabaddi League team Haryana Steelers. Ghouse is also the Director at JSW Sports' Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals and recently also became owner of Punjab Franchise of Hockey India League 2024 to start from December last.
Prior to his involvement in Management of Sport, Ghouse was a professional tennis player who represented India at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, winning a bronze medal in the Men's Doubles event at the 2002 edition with partner, Vishal Uppal.
In December 2018, JSW Sports announced that it will also manage commercial and marketing interests of its athletes.
JSW Sports was awarded the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Award by the Government of India for its contribution towards sport in India, in the years 2014 and 2018. JSW Sports also won the FICCI India Sports awards in the category of Best Company Promoting Sports (Private Sector) in 2018.
He has been recognised as playing a key role in the club's success in its initial years, with Bengaluru FC going on to win the I-League title in its debut season before becoming the first Indian club to reach the final of the AFC Cup, in 2016.
Launched on the Indian Independence Day of 2018, the IIS is spread over 42 acres and houses over 300 athletes, with focus on boxing, wrestling, judo and athletics. The institute has a staff that comprises over 40 individuals from eight countries, who work at its various facilities.
The advisory board at the Inspire Institute of Sport includes Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly. In 2020, the IIS was announced as a member of The Association of Sports Institutes in Asia (ASIA).
Representing India, Ghouse won the bronze medal in the Men's Doubles event at the 2002 Asian Games, in Busan, South Korea, alongside Uppal. Having reached the semi-finals, the duo went down to eventual silver medalists Chung Hee-seok and Lee Hyung-taik of South Korea, who were beaten by Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi in the final.
Ghouse teamed up with Rohan Bopanna at the 2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, in Mumbai, held as part of the 2006 ATP Tour, where the duo ended as runners up in the Men's Doubles event to the Croat-Indian pairing of Mario Ancic and Mahesh Bhupathi 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 10–8.
In December 2006, he and Bopanna would team up once again as part of the Indian contingent at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. After convincing wins over teams from Bahrain and Chinese Taipei, Ghouse and Bopanna bowed out to South Korean pairing of Jun Woong-sun and Kim Sun-yong 7–6, 6–1 in the quarterfinals. Ghouse attained a career high singles ranking of 500 in October 2002, and was ranked at a career-best 131 in the doubles circuit in August 2007.
Between 2002 and 2007, Ghouse claimed 17 doubles titles with various partners and one singles title, at the Namibia F1 Futures in 2006.
Ghouse announced his retirement from all forms of professional tennis in 2008.
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