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.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball.
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Each member country is also a part of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America.
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IHF was founded in 1946 to oversee international competitions.
Headquartered in Basel, its membership now comprises of 209 national federations.
Dr Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 2000.