Arab Chess Federation

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The Arab Chess Federation (ACF) (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي للشطرنج) is a non-profit organization that promotes chess within the Arab world. Though unaffiliated with the Arab League, it includes 22 of the latter's member states.

FormationJuly 27, 1975
HeadquartersUnited Arab Emirates, Sharjah
Membership22 member states
President
 Sheikh Dr. Khaled Bin Humaid Alqasimi
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Arab Chess Federation
الاتحاد العربي للشطرنج
FormationJuly 27, 1975
HeadquartersUnited Arab Emirates, Sharjah
Membership22 member states
President
 Sheikh Dr. Khaled Bin Humaid Alqasimi
Websitewww.arabchess.org
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History

Formed on July 27, 1975, in Damascus, Syria, the federation was established under the motto "Arab as one Nation". Nahed El Khany was the organization's first president.


Governance

  • Official representatives:
    •  Qatar – Al-Mudahka, Mohd - 1st Vice-President
    •  Syria – Abbas, Ali - 2nd Vice-President
    •  Algeria – Brahim Djelloul, Azzedine - 3rd Vice-President
    •  Libya – Ali, Fouzi Fathullah - 4th Vice-President
    •  Lebanon – Hammoud, Rawad
    •  Yemen – Sallam, Sabri Abdul-Mawla
    •  Mauritania – Tajedine, Sidi Mohamed
    •  Morocco – Amazzal, Mustapha
    •  Palestine – Omar Awad Aljaberi
    •  United Arab Emirates – Hassan, Abdullah
    •  Syria – Adeeb Zehrawi
  • Members:
| Algeria
| Bahrain
| Egypt
| Iraq
| Jordan
| Kuwait
| Lebanon
| Libya
| Mauritania
| Morocco
| Oman
| Palestine
| Qatar
| Saudi Arabia
| Sudan
| Syria
| Tunisia
| United Arab Emirates
| Yemen
| Comoros
| Djibouti
| Somalia

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