21-431: AHF may refer to: Asian Handball Federation , a Continental Sports Federation of handball Asian Hockey Federation , a Continental Sports Federation of field hockey AIDS Healthcare Foundation , a nonprofit provider of HIV prevention services, testing, and healthcare for HIV patients Allgermanische Heidnische Front , an international neo-Nazi organisation, active during
42-513: A fine of $ 1000 on both the Japan and South Korea and banned them from participating in any event organised by AHF until the fine is paid. When the matter becomes that complicated, both AHF and IHF mutually decided to took the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for decision. The Kazakhstan Handball Federation and Kuwait Handball Association also want to become a party in the case but CAS refused their appeal. On 20 May 2008, after hearing all
63-642: A military institution in the United Kingdom on 30 July 30, 1964. Fahad was subsequently promoted to Second lieutenant on 19 July 1965 and First lieutenant on 1 March 1967. On 7 June 1970 he was promoted to the rank of Captain . Fahad was a member of the Palestinian group Fatah when it was headquartered in Jordan and later when it moved to Lebanon. In June 1967, the Kuwait Armed Forces were engaged outside
84-589: A preparatory match against the USSR. Platini played for 21 minutes, and was framed by the Kuwaitis as an apology for his unethical behavior eight years before. Fahad was killed by the Iraqi military at Dasman Palace, the primary residence of his brother, Emir Sheikh Jaber , on the first day of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, August 2, 1990. The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear. According to one account, he arrived late at
105-651: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Asian Handball Federation 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
126-501: 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. The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is in one way absolutely unique: During its history to date it has had only two presidents, and they were father and son. When in 1976 the federation was officially founded and Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
147-682: The Asian Handball Federation and Kuwait Olympic Committee . Fahad was killed by the Iraqi military on the first day of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait . Fahad was the son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and a Baloch woman, Fatima Mohammed Albalooshi, and was educated in Kuwait for his primary and secondary schooling. Fahad was commissioned in the Kuwait Armed Forces on April 22, 1963 as an Aspirant . He pursued further military training in
168-847: The AHF Commission members for the term 2017 — 2021. West Asia South Asia Southeast Asia East Asia (Titles) (*) Record titles A dispute arises between the International Handball Federation (IHF) and the AHF following a controversial decision to replace referees of opening match of Asian Men's Handball Qualification Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics between Kuwait and South Korea played on 1 September 2007 in Toyota ( Japan ). AHF replaced experienced and IHF nominated German referees Lemme and Ulrich with Jordanian referees Al-Shoubaki and Hirzallah, neither of whom stood on
189-569: The Asian Games accepted handball as an official sport and asked the sheikh to act as interim president and to prepare the statutes of the federation. In this task he was supported by the Secretary General Syed Abul Hassan ( Pakistan ). ^1 Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died on 2 August 1990 during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait while defending Dasman Palace . Mohammed Ali Abul served as acting president until
210-502: The Atomic Age Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title AHF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AHF&oldid=1005423626 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
231-724: The borders of Kuwait for the first time, during the Six-Day War between Israel and four Arab countries (Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Jordan). Fahad took part in the Six-Day War attached to the Yarmouk Brigade of the Kuwait Army ; as acting commander by delegation of the 2nd Commando Battalion, on the Egyptian front. In 1971 Fahad was arrested as a fighter in Lebanon and repatriated to Kuwait. During
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273-665: The list of IHF-qualified referees having " IHF Status ", meaning that they had not completed the Global Referees Training Programme (GRTP), a program established by the IHF for the development of IHF-level referees. The Jordanian referee pair completely destroyed the South Korean team with more than 20 wrong decisions only in first half of the match which favoured the Kuwaiti team. IHF COC Chairman Aleksandr Kozhukhov ( Russia ) who
294-479: The match against France at the 1982 FIFA World Cup , France scored a goal while some of the Kuwaiti players had stopped, having heard a whistle. The goal was initially awarded by the referee , who had not blown, but was cancelled after Fahad stepped onto the field and ordered the referee to reverse his decision. In 1988, Fahad invited Michel Platini (at the time the French football team's captain) to play for Kuwait in
315-516: The palace, which had been designated as a meeting point for a planned escape from Kuwait with his brother the Emir and the Crown Prince. By the time he arrived, the others had already departed, and the Iraqi forces had taken control of the palace and killed him. Another version, possibly exaggerated, suggests he died while " defending the palace ." A further account claims he arrived at the palace, engaged in
336-456: The parties, CAS decided to approve the result of IHF men's replay and also approved the AHF organised women's event results. Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( Arabic : الشيخ فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح ; 10 August 1945 – 2 August 1990) was a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family , a military officer, and sports administrator . He was the founder of
357-399: The results of the event conduct by AHF and decided to replay both men's and women's events due to biased referee allegations. AHF objected against this decision and warned all the AHF member federations not to participate in the replay organised by IHF. Only South Korea and Japan participated in the IHF replay and South Korea won both men's and women's matches. On February 5, 2008, AHF imposed
378-523: The war finished in 1991. ^2 Sheikh Ahmed stepped down from AHF presidency following a guilty verdict against him in a Swiss forgery trial. Therefore, 1st Vice-President Yoshihide Watanabe was appointed as acting president till further orders. The following is the AHF Executive Committee for 2017 – 2021. The following is the AHF Council for the term 2021 — 2025. The following are
399-469: 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
420-471: Was appointed by IHF as supervisor for the event and member of AHF Technical Committee Khalaf Al-Enezi ( Kuwait ) intervened into the matter at half-time of the match and asked the referees to be fair but the South Korean team nevertheless could not get the result in their own favour losing the match by 28–20. Later, on 17 December 2007, in an IHF Council meeting held in Paris ( France ), IHF decided not to approve
441-468: Was elected as president, the sheikh had already contributed significantly to efforts around the sport. In 1974, during the 7th Asian Games in Tehran ( Iran ), he applied as head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the executive committee for the inclusion of handball into the sports programme and the foundation of a continental handball federation. Handball was at that point already widely spread in Asia. The leaders of
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