Our Rotary District (2450) is a very unique unique district, where it covers nine countries in three different continents, speaking different languages, and having different cultures. They are: Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan & UAE. We are united under the Rotary theme of "Service Above Self". Our aim is to provide service in our countries and to promote peace and mutual understanding between different cultures.

March 11, 1929 witnessed the birth of the Rotary Club of Cairo. The first Rotary Club in the Present District, named then "The temporary district of the East of the Mediterranean". Together with the Rotary Clubs of Alexandria (1930), Beirut and Jerusalem (1932), they formed the "District" on July 1st, 1935.

Other countries joined our District: Syria (1937 - 1969), Sudan and Cyprus (1938), Jordan (1956) and Bahrain (1965) and Dubai (2001). The district numbering changed several times during the years. It changed from 83 (1935 - 1949), to 89 (1949 - 1970), to 195 (1970 - 1977), to 245 (1977 - 1991) and finally to 2450 since 1991.

Our district was also one of the first districts to apply the Rotary Program then called "Rotary in Action" or Rotaract, & formed:
1. In 1968 the 1st Rotaract Club in the district was the Rotaract Club of Al-Mansoura-Egypt.
2. In 1971 the 2nd Rotaract Club in the District was the Rotaract Club of Cairo-Egypt.
3. In 1972 the Rotaract Club of Alexandria & Rotaract of Heliopolis-Egypt was formed.
4. In 1982 Rotaract club of Amman-Jordan was chartered
5. In1984 Rotaract Club of Beiruit-Lebanon was formed.
6. In 1985 Rotaract Club of Kesrouan-Lebanon was formed.
7. In1986 Rotaract Club of Limassol-Amathusia-Cyprus
8. In1994 Rotaract Club of Manama-Sulmaniya-Bahrain.

The district currently includes over 120 Rotary & 60 Rotaract Clubs in all nine countries.