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Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Chief administrative officer; head of the OIC Secretariat

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Arabic: أمين عام منظمة التعاون الإسلامي Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique (French)
Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Incumbent Hissein Brahim Taha since 29 November 2020
General Secretariat
Style	His Excellency
Abbreviation	SGOIC
Member of	General Secretariat
Nominator	Council of Foreign Ministers
Appointer	General Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable
Precursor	Islamic Summits
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman (1971–1973)
Deputy	Undersecretary general
Website	www.oic-oci.org

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (Arabic: أمين عام منظمة التعاون الإسلامي; French: Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique), is the chief administrative officer of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the head of the General Secretariat and other organs of the OIC. A secretary general is elected by the recommendation of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers from the 57 member states for a renewable term of five years.^[1]

It is the main post within the OIC elected under the maxims of equity and its principals.^[2] OIC's secretary general is the second highest intergovernmental organization head after the Secretary-General of the United Nations^[3] while the undersecretary general is the second highest position within the framework of the OIC's decision implementation.^[4] Any member state is entitled to be eligible for the post with rotation and equal opportunity, integrity and experience.

Powers and duties[edit]

The role of a general secretary is described by the principles of the OIC guidelines. It determines the role of entire organisation within the scope of the OIC guidelines.

A Secretary general brings matters to the attention of the relevant organs of the organisation as per its own opinions within the framework of the organisation. It may serve or adversely affect the objectives of the organization. It implements final decision and resolutions made or recommended by the Council of Foreign or the Ministers and Islamic summits associated with the organisation.

Once a decision is implemented, it provides papers and memorandum to member states for the implementation of decisions, recommendations and resolutions. A secretary general coordinates with the other organs of the OIC for better understanding and collaboration, in addition to exchange important decisions pertaining to the member states. It submit annual report of the OIC concerning organisational activities to the member states.^[2]

Tunku Abdul Rahman was the first secretary general of the OIC who assumed the office in 1971 until 1973.^[5]

List of secretaries-general[edit]

Secretaries-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation^[2]

No.	Image	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1		Tunku Abdul Rahman	Malaysia	1971	1973
2		Hassan Al-Touhami	Egypt	1974	1975
3		Amadou Karim Gaye	Senegal	1975	1979
4		Habib Chatty	Tunisia	1979	1984
5		Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada	Pakistan	1985	1988
6		Hamid Algabid	Niger	1989	1996
7		Azzeddine Laraki	Morocco	1997	2000
8		Abdelouahed Belkeziz	Morocco	2001	2004
9		Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu	Turkey	2005	2013
10		Iyad bin Amin Madani	Saudi Arabia	2014	2016
11		Yousef Al-Othaimeen	Saudi Arabia	2016	2020
12		Hissein Brahim Taha	Chad	2020	present

See also[edit]

• Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Secretary General of NATO
• Secretary General of the Organization of American States

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