| Year | City | Winner | Women's winner | | 1983 | Tunis | Saeed Abdul Razak|Iraq}} | Maysae Tahtaoui|Syria}} |
| 1984 | Dubai | Saeed-Ahmed Saeed|United Arab Emirates}} | Nadia Mohammad Saleh|United Arab Emirates}} |
| 1985 | Casablanca | Saeed Abdul Razak|Iraq}} | Fermsik Waria Mohammed|Iraq}} |
| 1986 | Tunis | Slim Bouaziz|Tunisia}} | Maysae Tahtaoui|Syria}} |
| 1987 | Manama | Bassem Afifi|Egypt}} | Fermsik Waria Mohammed|Iraq}} |
| 1988 | Kuwait | Hichem Hamdouchi|Morocco}} | Sohir Basta|Egypt}} |
| 1991 | Dubai | Slim Bouaziz|Tunisia}} | Meriem Abbou|Algeria}} |
| 1992 | Doha | Foued Taher|Egypt}} | ?? |
| 1993 | Oman | - - - | Meriem Abbou|Algeria}} |
| 1993 | Amman | Hichem Hamdouchi|Morocco}} | - - - |
| 1994 | Jordan | Mohamad Al-Modiahki|Qatar}} | Sohir Basta|Egypt}} |
| 1995 | Beirut | Hichem Hamdouchi|Morocco}} | ?? |
| 1996 | Sana'a | Essam Aly Ahmed|Egypt}} | ?? |
| 1997 | Iraq | Mohamad Al-Modiahki|Qatar}} | ?? |
| 1998 | Agadir | ?? | Eva Repkova Eid|Lebanon}} |
| 1999 | Aden | Imad Hakki|Syria}} | Knarik Mouradian|Lebanon}} |
| 2000 | Beirut | Mohamad Al-Modiahki|Qatar}} | Eva Repkova Eid|Lebanon}} |
| 2001 | Tunis | Slim Belkhodja|Tunisia}} | Eman Hassane Al Rufei|Iraq}} |
| 2002 | Casablanca | Mohamad Al-Modiahki|Qatar}} [1] | Eman Hassane Al Rufei|Iraq}} |
| 2003 | Cairo | Essam El Gindy|Egypt}} | Knarik Mouradian|Lebanon}} |
| 2004 | Dubai | Hichem Hamdouchi|Morocco}} | Knarik Mouradian|Lebanon}} |
| 2005 | Dubai | Bassem Amin|Egypt}} | Eman Hassane Al Rufei|Iraq}} |
| 2006 | Dubai | Bassem Amin|Egypt}} | Amina Mezioud|Algeria}} |
| 2007 | Ta'izz | Basheer Al Qudaimi|Yemen}} | Knarik Mouradian|Lebanon}} |
| 2008 | Sharjah | Salem A.R. Saleh|UAE}} | Mona Khaled|Egypt}} |
| 2009 | Tunis | Essam El Gindy|Egypt}} | Zhu Chen|Qatar}} |
| 2013 | Abu Dhabi | Bassem Amin|Egypt}}[2] | Zhu Chen|Qatar}}[3] |
| 2014 | Amman | Salem A.R. Saleh|UAE}} | Sabrina Latreche|Algeria}}, {{flagathlete|Shahenda Wafa|Egypt}} |
| 2015[4] | Agadir | Mohamed Ezat|Egypt}} | Mona Khaled|Egypt}} |
| 2016 | Khartoum | Mahfoud Oussedik|Algeria}} | Sabrina Latreche|Algeria}} |
| 2017 | Sharjah | Mohamed Haddouche|Algeria}} | Amina Mezioud|Algeria}} |
| 2018 | Dubai | Salem A.R. Saleh|UAE}} | Shahenda Wafa|Egypt}} |
1. ^Mohamad Al-Modhiahki and Hichem Hamdouchi obtained the same number of points ( 7 ) but Al-Modhiahki was declared champion to the advantage of the accumulation (33 points against 32.5)
2. ^{{cite web |title=Arab Chess Championship(Women) |url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=87526|publisher=FIDE|date=2013-12-18|accessdate=2015-05-17}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Arab Chess Championship(Women) |url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=87527|publisher=FIDE|date=2013-12-18|accessdate=2015-05-17}}
4. ^Part of the 1st Arab Chess Olympiad Championships: [https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/9006-the-1st-arab-chess-olympiad-championships-2015.html FIDE: The 1st Arab Chess Olympiad Championships 2015], Chessdom: First Arab Chess Olympiad Championships 2015 to be held in Agadir