The petition to form the Abuja Section was submitted in June 2019 and the section was chartered by the Society members council on November 14 2019 with a mandate to serve the northern Nigeria geographical area.
Abuja Section is sponsored by the Nigeria Chapter
The petition to form the Georgian Section was submitted in xxx and the section was chartered by the Society members council on xxx, with a mandate to serve members in Kazakhstan geographical area.
Kazakhstan Section is sponsored by the ASHRAE Turkish Chapter.
The petition to form the Georgian Section was submitted in xxx and the section was chartered by the Society members council on xxx, with a mandate to serve members in Georgia geographical area.
Georgian Section is sponsored by the ASHRAE Turkish Chapter.
The petition to form the Mauritius Section was submitted in xxx and the section was chartered by the Society members council on xxx, with a mandate to serve members in Mauritius geographical area.
Mauritius Section is sponsored by the ASHRAE Region-at-Large.
The petition to form the Yas Section was submitted in 1st of June 2025 and the section was chartered by the Society members council on June 24th, 2025, with a mandate to serve the emirate of Abu Dhabi geographical area which includes members from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
Yas Section is sponsored by the ASHRAE Falcon Chapter, UAE.
The petition to form the Northern Emirates Section was submitted in 1st of June 2025 and the section was chartered by the Society members council on June 24th, 2025, with a mandate to serve the northern emirates geographical area which includes members from Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah.
Northern Emirates Section is sponsored by the ASHRAE Falcon Chapter, UAE.
The Saudi Chapter is one of the earliest Chapters of ASHRAE, formed in 1993. The chapter was supported by Saudi Aramco Management led by the Chief Engineer in Engineering Services. The Saudi Arabia ASHRAE Chapter is supported by Consulting Services Department in Saudi Aramco.
Mr. Khalid Al Mulhim, Mr. Samir A. Al Umair and Hussain M. Afifi have been key leaders of the Chapter for a long period of time. The leadership of the Chapter has been active in Region at Large and has held several noteworthy International Conferences.
The membership committee, with support of the Society Officers, worked hard to increase chapter members by contacting local societies, organizations, and companies to encourage their members and staff to join the local Chapter and attend the monthly dinner meetings.
The Saudi chapter is unique, as it has a non-homogeneous membership comprising different nationalities. Saudi Expats who are members are responsible for the turnover of membership.
The local chapter operation and activities are supported by local companies, consulting offices and contractors via sponsoring technical dinner meetings. The effort had been extended to bring the monthly technical dinner meetings to the membership throughout the Kingdom, principally to the main cities of Dhahran/Dammam in the Eastern Province, Riyadh in the Central Provence and Jeddah in the Western Province.
The Cairo chapter was established in 1995 with the collective efforts of elite group of HVAC consultants, contractors and suppliers. The first inauguration was held at Dar ElHandasa office in Mohandseen, Cairo. The First Chapter president was Engineer Mohamed Salem. Following him were elite eminent HVAC pioneers such as Prof. Dr. Hany Olama, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Fouad, Dr. Alaa Olama, Eng. Fouad Hamad, Eng. Alaa Kamal and many others. The chapter continues to expand including membership from industry and academia.
The Cairo Chapter proudly organized the 2003 CRC, chaired by Dr. Alaa Olama and the 2010 CRC, chaired by Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Fouad. They are keen to host another one soon. The 2010 CRC was a joint meeting between ASHRAE and UNEP with extensive technical meetings and the attendance of 23 Chapters.
Members from the Chapter are very active in Regional and Society level committees and posts. They have few students’ chapters in Cairo, Tanta and Alexandria. The Chapter Historian has successfully interviewed pioneers of the HVAC industry and Academia and kept a record on CD.
The Chapter has very strong links with Governmental organizations and other institutions active in the HVAC, such as the Syndicate of Engineers and the Society of Engineers. On the International levels they collaborate with UNIDO and UMDP.
The Official Chartering ceremony of the Lebanese ASHRAE Chapter was held in Cairo, Egypt, on October 9, 1995, going down in ASHRAE’s history as the first Chapter after the Centennial of ASHRAE. The Ceremony was held in Cairo due to the unsafe travelling
conditions in Lebanon. ASHRAE Society President Richard B. Hayter, Mr. Sukhdev Mathaudhu, Region X director and regional chairman, and a delegation of 33 members, including Chapter Officers, Board of Governor members, Committee Chairs and Student Branch Officers and Advisors, attended the event held at the Intercontinental Hotel, on the banks of the River Nile.
ASHRAE President Richard Hayter gave the Keynote Address which emphasized “seize the initiative and embrace the vision”. Hayter also presented the charters to the Lebanon Chapter and Student Branches. The speakers also included Samir Traboulsi, the first president and founder of the Lebanese Chapter. He expressed the importance of ASHRAE after a 20 year period of war in the country. He elaborated on the Chapters goals and objectives, which included the recognition of members, inducting new membership, training, excellence in HVACR Design and Maintenance, timely transfer of technology and information.
The Kuwait Chapter was one of the earlier Chapters to be established within the Region, on th 13th April 1996.
The people who were instrumental in the formation of this Chapter were Prof. Walid Chakorun, Prof Moustafa Elsayed, Dr. Nawaf Al Mutawa, Dr. Asad Al Ebrahim and Dr. Sorous Alotaibi.
The Members of the Kuwait Chapter have been very active in ASHRAE, some for over 30 years. The most prominent member has been Prof. Walid Chakorun. He has held several Regional and Society positions including RVC, SRC, DRC RAL, ASHRAE DAL and is currently Vice President of ASHRAE. He is recipient of the John F. James Award and Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Walid is an ASHRAE Fellow and has served on the Publication and Education council, CEC, and Planning committees.
Ali AlMutairi from Kuwait Chapter served as the treasurer of the region from 2008-2011. He worked on setting the first financial policy for the region.
The Chapter has most recently worked with the Kuwait Government and adapted ASHRAE Standard 90.2 to develop the ASHRAE Standard for Energy efficiency for Residential Buildings for Kuwait.
They have successfully hosted the 2009 RAL CRC.
The Chapter annually hosts the International Conference on Energy Research & Development for the
last six years and organized a Forum on District Cooling with The Kuwait Foundation for the
Advancement of Sciences in March 2016. They are also active in arranging Technical Seminars and
Conferences and training courses regularly.
