title: Sami Khader
text: # Sami Khader
  
  Sami Khader (born 1972) is a Jordanian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2007.
  
  ## Chess career
  
  He has represented Jordan in the Chess Olympiad numerous times, including 2010 (5.5/11 on board 1), 2012 (3.5/10 on board 1), 2014 (7/9 on board five) 2016 (8/8 on board 5). and 2018 (2/6 on board 5)
  
  He played in the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated by Sandro Mareco in the first round.
  
  