Career
Ashry played in the Egyptian first division basketball league in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon retiring, he became a referee, calling in the 1948 Olympic Games (including the United States of America-France final), 1950 World Championship (including the Argentina-United States of America final), 1952 Olympic Games (including the United States of America-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics final) and 1954 World Championship (including the United States of America-Brazil final). Subsequently, he served as the president of the Egyptian Basketball Federation in 1972-1985, the president of the Egyptian Olympic Committee in 1978-1985 and secretary general of AFABA (currently International Basketball Federation Africa) in 1965-1997.
He was enshrined in the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame in 2007 as a contributor.