Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) is a Kuwait-based pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around US$7.3 billion in assets.
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| Headquarters | |
| Official languages | Arabic | 
| Type | Development finance institution of the Arab League | 
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| Leaders | |
• Chairman   | Abdulatif Y. Al-Hamad | 
| Establishment | |
| 16 May 1968 | |
• First meeting   | 6 February 1972 | 
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The AFESD was established by agreement of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League. Its first meeting was held on 6 February 1972.
The current Chairman is Abdulatif Y Al-Hamad.
Former Chairman is Mohammed Al Emadi.
Founding Chairman is Saeb N. Jaroudi.
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Member states". Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
 
External links
    
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
 - afc.com.lb Archived 2017-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
 - untreaty.un.org
 - un.org
 
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