| Asian Handball Federation AHF | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| History | |
| Year of formation | 26 August 1974 at Tehran, Imperial State of Iran  |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 44 Members |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1974 |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| Governance | |
| President |  Yoshihide Watanabe (acting) |
| 1st Vice-President |
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| Secretariat | |
| Address |
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| Country |  Kuwait |
| Secretary General |  Muhammad Shafiq |
| Official Language(s) | English (Official) Arabic (Also used for correspondences) |
| Number of staff | 8 |
| Finance | |
| Sponsors | Al Kass Sports Channels SK Group Gerflor Molten Corporation |
| Regions | |
The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong and Macau, although not independent countries (both are special regions of China), are also members of the AHF.
One of IHF's six continental confederations, the AHF was formed officially on 26 August 1974 in Tehran (Imperial State of Iran), on the sidelines of the 7th Asian Games 1974. The AHF headquarters is located in Kuwait City (Kuwait). Its current president is Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from Kuwait, who is a member of House of Al Sabah, the ruling family of Kuwait.