International Handball Federation

International Handball Federation
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	ihf.info
History
Preceding organisations	International Amateur Athletic Federation (1926–1928) International Amateur Handball Federation (1928–1946)
Year of formation	12 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-12)
Demographics
Membership size	209 members
Affiliations
Other affiliation(s)	International Olympic Committee Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
Governance
President	Hassan Moustafa
Honorary president	Erwin Lanc
Headquarters
Address	Peter Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. Box CH-4002, Basel
Country	Switzerland
General director	Amal Khalifa
Official language(s)	English, French and German
Main organ	IHF Congress IHF Council
Finance
Company status	Active
Operating income	CHF 7.24 million or US$ 7.84 million (in 2022) CHF 2.10 million or US$ 2.28 million (in 2023)
Sponsors	Gerflor Hummel International Sportfive Molten Corporation
Regions
Africa Asia Europe North America and Caribbean Oceania South and Central America

The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball.^[1] IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.

IHF was founded in 1946 to oversee international competitions. Headquartered in Basel, its membership now comprises 209 national federations. Each member country must each also be a member of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America. Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 26 November 2000.