General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha (2020–present) | |
Main organ | Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
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Website | oic-oci |
General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, commonly known as General Secretariat (
Headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it the main executive body concerning the protection, promotion and development of the OIC. In addition to coordinating programmes, it also makes recommendations for summits, conferences in the area of common interest of the organisation. It manages all departments of the organisation which are headed by one or more assistant secretary generals of the concerned departments.[1]
History
General Secretariat was established in 1970 by the council of foreign affairs minister in the 1st summit held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in muharram 1390H corresponding February 1970.[2] The office term was decided by the 3rd summit of foreign ministers held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1981. The third summit decided 2 years term, however it was later extended to four years by the 12th summit. It is temporarily headquartered in Jeddah until Jerusalem is supposed to be liberated which is scheduled to become the official workplace of the Secretariat.[1] General Secretariat has been created under the chapter xi.[3]
General Secretariat is also entitled with the management of council of foreign ministers' and subsidiaries budget under the
References
- ^ a b "الهيكل التنظيمي والإداري لمنظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). 2004-10-03. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "General Secretariat". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ a b "Charter". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 1969-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-06.