Explanation

• OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)
  • Foundation Date: 25 September 1969
  • Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Official Languages: Arabic, English, French
  • Total Members: 57 countries
  • First Summit: Rabat, Morocco
  • Significance: Largest international organization after the UN

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• Hussein Ibrahim Taha was elected as Secretary-General of OIC for a five-year term starting 17 November 2021.
• He belongs to the Republic of Chad.

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

1st: Tanku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia) – 1971–1973

Additional information:

• 2nd: Hassan al-Touhami (Egypt) – 1974–1975
• 3rd: Amadou Karim Gaye (Senegal) – 1975–1979
• 11th: Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen (Saudi Arabia) – 2016–2020
• 12th & Current: Hissein Brahim Taha (Chad) – 2020–present

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

Explanation

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Appointer: General Assembly

Term length: Five years, renewable

Precursor: Islamic Summits

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OIC headquarters is located in Jadda.

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

Total Current member= 57

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

48th Session of Foreign Ministers of OIC to be held from March 22 to 23, 2022

The 14th OIC meeting was held on May 31, 2019, in Makkah for Palestine.

Explanation

OIC headquarters is located in Jeddah.

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

Total Current member= 57

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

48th Session of Foreign Ministers of OIC to be held from March 22 to 23, 2022

The 14th OIC meeting was held on May 31, 2019, in Makkah for Palestine.

Explanation

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Total Current member= 57

OIC headquarters is located in Jadda.

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are:

1.  Arabic,
2. English, 
3. French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

Explanation

It stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are:

Arabic

English

French.

Total Current member= 57

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat.

Explanation

The first Islamic Summit Conference was held in Rabat from 22-25 September 1969, with 24 countries participating.

The conference was convened in response to the burning of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Explanation

In March 2025, Syria’s membership in OIC was re-activated during a meeting of the 57-member group in Jeddah.

Membership of Syria was frozen by OIC in 2012.

Note: OIC stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

OIC was founded in 1969. It has 57 members.

OIC headquarters located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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