Arab Chess Federation

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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

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.

History

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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

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  • Members:
|File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
|File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
|File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
|File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
|File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
|File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
|File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
|File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya
|File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania
|File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
|File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
|File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
|File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
|File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
|File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
|File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria
|File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
|File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
|File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
|File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros
|File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti
|File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia

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