# Bahrain Handball Federation

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The **Bahrain Handball Federation** (**BHF**) (*Arabic: اتحاد البحرين لكرة اليد*) is the governing body of [handball](/source/Handball) and [beach handball](/source/Beach_handball) in the [Kingdom of Bahrain](/source/Kingdom_of_Bahrain). Founded in 1974, BHF is affiliated to the [International Handball Federation](/source/International_Handball_Federation) and the [Asian Handball Federation](/source/Asian_Handball_Federation). BHF is also affiliated to the [Bahrain Olympic Committee](/source/Bahrain_Olympic_Committee). It is based in [Manama](/source/Manama).[1]

## BHF Presidents

S. No. Name Term 1. Mohammed Ali Abul 1974–1980 2. Fawaz Al-Zayani 1980–1984 3. Sheikh Daij bin Hamad Al-Khalifa 1984–2002 4. Sheikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al-Khalifa 2002–2004 5. Abdul Rahman Bu Ali 2004–2008 6. Ali Mohamed Isa Eshaqi 2008 – Till date

## Competitions hosted

### International

- [2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship](/source/2007_Men's_Youth_World_Handball_Championship)

### Continental

- [2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship](/source/2016_Asian_Men's_Youth_Handball_Championship)
- [2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship](/source/2016_Asian_Men's_Handball_Championship)
- [2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship](/source/2014_Asian_Men's_Handball_Championship)
- [2012 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship](/source/2012_Asian_Men's_Youth_Handball_Championship)
- [1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship](/source/1998_Asian_Men's_Junior_Handball_Championship)
- [1993 Asian Men's Handball Championship](/source/1993_Asian_Men's_Handball_Championship)

### Handball

#### National teams

- [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_men's_national_handball_team)

#### Club teams

#### Asia

- [Al-Najma SC](/source/Al-Najma_SC_(Bahrain)#Handball)

## References

1. ["Profile at IHF website"](https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/theihf/continentalfederations/asianhandballfederation(ahf)/listoffederations/bahrainhandballassociation.aspx). *ihf.info*. 20 April 2018.

## External links

- [Bahrain Handball Federation](https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/theihf/continentalfederations/asianhandballfederation(ahf)/listoffederations/bahrainhandballassociation.aspx) at the IHF website.

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