FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Abu Dhabi (UAE) – June 2026 – Report
From 4th to 7th June 2026, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Abu Dhabi, by the Abu Dhabi Chess Academy and the UAE Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE. The seminar took place at the InterContinental Abu Dhabi Hotel.
The Lecturer was IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Saeed Al, Khouri (UAE).
The language of the Seminar was Arabic.
Twenty (20) arbiters from two (2) national chess federation (SYR and UAE) participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:
| FIDE ID | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 9338438 | Ahmed Waqqas Alawlagi | UAE |
| 9309608 | Al Darmaky, Sultan | UAE |
| 9305335 | Al Dhaffari, Salma | UAE |
| 9338489 | Huda Ali Ahmed Almaysari | UAE |
| 9333711 | Noora Abdulsalam Alkhoori | UAE |
| 9338462 | Nadia Ibrahim Khadim | UAE |
| 9302662 | Khadija, Malalla | UAE |
| 9328980 | Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi | UAE |
| 9338357 | Asma Ali Almarzooqi | UAE |
| 9339124 | Saeed Yousef Alhammadi | UAE |
| 7623046 | Aldaher,Jawdat. | SYR |
| 9339094 | Jasim Mohamed Alawi | UAE |
