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| Abbreviation | AKF |
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| Formation | 1973[1] |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Headquarters of the AKF is situated in the country/region the elected President resides. |
| Location | |
Region served | Asian Continental countries/regions |
Membership | 39 Affiliated Countries |
Official language | English is the official language. If any question in respect to the sport or technique of karate, it will be referred to the original Japanese text. |
President | Major Gen Nasser Al Sayed Abdulrazak Alrazooqi of United Arab Emirates |
| Website | http://asiankaratefederation.net/ |
The Asian Karate Federation (AKF) is the governing body of sport karate of about 44 countries of karatedo federation in Asia. [2] The AKF is a non-profit organization and performs its activities on an amateur basis in compliance with the principles set forth in the Olympic Charter, duly recognized by the World Karate Federation, the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 198 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than fifty million members. The AKF organizes the Asian Karatedo Championships, the Junior and Senior AKF Championships in every two years in between the Olympic and Asian Games and participates in WKF World Karate Championships. The Current President of the Asian Karate Federation (AKF) is Major Gen Nasser Al Sayed Abdulrazak Alrazooqi of UAE and Mr. Kuong Im Che of Macau, China serves as the Secretary General.
