World Mahjong Organization

World Mahjong Organization
AbbreviationWMO
Formation30 October 2005
TypeNonprofit Organization
Legal statusOrganization
Purposestrengthen communication and exchanges; promote the Olympic spirit; promote healthy, scientific and friendly Mahjong culture; improve international mahjong competition rules
HeadquartersHaidian District, Beijing, China
Membership12 national organizations
Official language
Chinese
English
Japanese
President
Guangyuan Yu
AffiliationsEuropean Mahjong Association
WebsiteWorld Mahjong Network

The World Mahjong Organization (Chinese: 世界麻将组织) is the international governing body of mahjong in its variation called MCR (Mahjong Competition Rules, Chinese: 麻将竞赛规则), also known as Chinese official rules. Its headquarters is located in Beijing, China. As of 2015, its president is Jiang Xueqi.