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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Information related to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

  1. Cause: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was established by the decision of the historical summit, which-took place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on September 25,1969 as a result of an arson of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
    In 1970,the first meeting of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that decided to establish there was permanent secretariat headed by the organisation’s secretary-general.
    Organisation of Islam Conference changed its name to the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation on June 28, 2011.
  2. Member (57):Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’ Ivoire, Djiboti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
  3. Observers
    1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)
    2. Central African Republic (1996)
    3. Kingdom of Thailand (1998)
    4. Russian Federation(2005)
    5. Turkish Cypriot (1979)
  4. Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  5. OIC ORGANS:
    5.1. Subsidiary
    Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
    Headquarters: Ankara, Turkey.
    5.2. Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)(1980) Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey
    Islamic University of Technology (IUI)
    Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh

    5.3. Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade (ICDI)
    Headquarters: Casablanca, Morocco

    5.4. International Fiqh Academy and its Waqf
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    5.5. Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Specialized
    1.Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (October 20,1975)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    5.6. Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO)
    Headquarters: Rabat, Morocco

    5.7. Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    5.8. International Islamic News Agency (IINA)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    5.9. Islamic Committee of the International Crescent (ICIC)
    Headquarters: Benghazi, Libya

    5.10. The Science, Technology and Innovation Organisation (STIO)
    Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan.

    5.11. Affiliated Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agricultural (ICCIA)
    Headquarters: Karachi, Pakistan
  6. Organisation of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OIC)(1980)
    The Organisation of Islamic Capitals and Cities is an international non-governmental organisation founded in 1400H(1980) as an affiliate member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Its headquarters are located in Makkah and Jeddah,respectively.The organisation has 141 capitals and cities as active members from 34 countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
    Headquarters: Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia.
  7. Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation(ISSF) (May 6,1985)
    Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  8. World Federation of Arabo-Islamic International Schools (WFAIIS)
    Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt
  9. Organisation of the Islamic Ship-owner’s Association(OISA)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  10. Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC)
    （December 1-3,2004)
    Headquarters: Istanbul Turkey
  11. International Union of Muslim Scouts (IUMS)
    Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  12. Federation of Consultants from Islamic Countries(FCIC)(1986)
    Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey
  13. Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS)
    Headquarters: Amman, Jordan
  14. General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
    Federation of Contractors from Islamic Countries (FOCIC)
    OIC Computer Emergency Response Team(OIC-CERT)
    Headquarters: Malaysia
  15. Standard and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIC) (August 2010)
    Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey
    Islamic Cement Association(ICA)
    International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM)(May 20,1983)
    Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  16. Association of Tax authorities of Islamic Countries(ATAIC)(2003)
    Headquarters: Khartoum,Sudan
  17. OIC Universities
    1. Islamic University of Technology(IUT)
    Located: Dhaka,Banladesh
    2. Islamic University in(Uganda)(IUIU)(1988)
    Located: Nkoma Mbale,Uganda.
  18. Islamic University Niger (IUN)
    4.International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUUM)
    Located: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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