The Arab Chess Federation (ArabFide) ( ar, الاتحاد العربي للشطرنج) is a non-profit organization that promotes
chess within the
Arab world. Though unaffiliated with the
Arab League
The Arab League ( ar, الجامعة العربية, ' ), formally the League of Arab States ( ar, جامعة الدول العربية, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, E ...
, it includes 18 of the latter's member states.
History
Formed on July 27, 1975, in
Damascus
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, the federation was established under the motto "Arab as one Nation".
Nahed El Khany was the organization's first president.
In 2015, the Arab Chess Federation co-organized the first edition of the Arab Chess Olympiad Championships in Agadir, Morocco.
First Arab Chess Olympiad Championships 2015 to be held in Agadir
''Chessdom.com'', 25 August 2015
Governance
*President: Ibrahim Mohammed El-Bannay
*Official representatives:
** – Abd-Ul-Malik Arafat
** – Mohammed Ali El-Mehrezy
** – Hossam El-Din Menaqly
** – Rashid El-Rahmany
** – Mohammed Mourad Soukar
** – Mohammed Shokry Shahin
** – Ellowa Ismail Mekkey
*Members:
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** – Qatar Chess Federation
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** – UAE Chess Federation
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References
External links
Official Website
Arab organizations
Chess organizations
1975 in chess
Sports organizations established in 1975
Chess in Asia
Chess in Africa
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