{{short description|Handball governing body in Kuwait}} {{Infobox national sports federations |assocname=Kuwait Handball Association<br /> [[Arabic]]: الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة اليد |abbrev=KHA |logosize= |countryflag= Kuwait |iocnation= State of [[Kuwait]] (KUW) |url= www.kha-kuwait.com |sport= [[Handball]] |othersport1= [[Beach handball]] |othersport2= |historytitle=HISTORY |precedingorganisationsname= |yearfounded= {{Start date and age|1966|04|17|df=y}} |formernames= |demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS |noofclubs= |noofaffclubs= |membershipsize= [[#Affiliated members|16 member clubs]] |participationlevels= |affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS |IF = [[International Handball Federation]] | IF_abbr = IHF | IF_joined = 1970 |nationalolympiccom= [[Kuwait Olympic Committee]] |continentalassoc= [[Asian Handball Federation]] |nocyearjoined= 6 June 1966 |otheraff2= West Asian Handball Federation |otheraff3= |electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY |patron= |president= Naser Saleh Abu Marzouq {{flagicon|KUW}} |sectitle= HEADQUARTERS |address1= 2nd Ring Road Street P.O. Box: 5925 KW-13060 [[Safat]] |country= {{KUW}} |chiefexec= |secretarygeneral= Qayed Hamoud Al-Adwani |keystaff1position= Vice-President |keystaff1name= Shabib Saad Al-Hajri |keystaff2position= Treasurer |keystaff2name= Faisal Ali Baqer |keystaff3position= Deputy Secretary General |keystaff3name= Abdullah Jasem Mohammad Al-Theyab |financetitle=FINANCE |companystatus= |operatingincome= |sponsors= }}
The '''Kuwait Handball Association''' ([[Arabic]]: الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة اليد) ('''KHA''') is the administrative and controlling body for [[handball]] and [[beach handball]] in State of [[Kuwait]]. KHA is a founder member of the [[Asian Handball Federation]] (AHF) and member of the [[International Handball Federation]] (IHF) since 1970. [[Handball]] in Kuwait was founded by Sheikh [[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]], who is a member of [[House of Sabah]], the ruling family of Kuwait. He was also the first President of KHA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Federations 2017–2021 |url=http://www.asianhandball.org/index.php?option=com_contact&view=categorylist&layout=federation&id=12&Itemid=103&lang=en |date=January 4, 2020 |publisher= [[Asian Handball Federation]] |access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>
==KHA Presidents== {| class="wikitable" !S. No. !! Name !! Term |- |1. || Sheikh [[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]] || 1966 – ? |- | ? || ? || ? – ? |- | ? || Salem Al-Yamani || 1969 – 1970 |- | ? || ? || ? – ? |- | ? || Khalid Al-Harban || 1973 – 1976 |- | ? || ? || ? – ? |- | ? || Mahli Farhoud || 1980 – 1982 |- | ? || Sheikh Salem Al-Fahad || 1982 – 1983 |- | ? || Abdul Mohsen Al-Enezi || 1983 – 1984 |- | ? || Farid Al-Ajeel || 1985 – 1986 |- | ? || Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah || 1986 – 1987 |- | ? || Sheikh Salem Al-Fahad || 1987 – 1988 |- | ? || Sheikh [[Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah]] || 1988 – 1989 |- | ? || ? || ? – ? |- | ? || Naser Saleh Abu Marzouq || 1991 – Till date |}
==National teams== * [[Kuwait men's national handball team]] * [[Kuwait men's national junior handball team]] * [[Kuwait men's national youth handball team]] * [[Kuwait women's national handball team]] * [[Kuwait women's junior national handball team]] * [[Kuwait women's youth national handball team]]
==Competitions hosted== * [[2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship]] * [[2018 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] * [[2007 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] * [[Handball at the 2002 West Asian Games|2002 West Asian Games]] * [[2000 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] * [[1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship]] * [[1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship]]
==Affiliated members== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} * [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]] * [[Burgan SC]] * [[Al-Fahaheel FC]] * [[Al-Jahra SC]] * [[Kazma SC]] * [[Khaitan SC]] * [[Kuwait SC]] * [[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr SC]] {{col-2}} * [[Qadsia SC]] * [[Al-Qurain SC]] * [[Al Sahel SC]] * [[Al-Salmiya SC]] * [[Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi)|Al-Shabab SC]] * [[Al-Sulaibikhat SC]] * [[Al Tadhamon SC]] * [[Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait)|Al-Yarmouk SC]] {{col-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://handball.org.kw/}} {{in lang|ar}}
{{Sports governing bodies in Kuwait}} {{Arab Handball Federation associations}} {{National members of the Asian Handball Federation}} {{National members of the International Handball Federation}}
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Kuwait]] [[Category:Sports organizations established in 1966]] [[Category:1966 establishments in Kuwait]]