Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
international organisation
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international group. It has 56*member states. The organisation tries to be the voice of the Muslim world. They try to safeguard the interests and the progress and well-being of Muslims.
အစ္စလမ်မစ် ပူးပေါင်းဆောင်ရွက်ရေး အဖွဲ့အစည်း
(အိုအိုင်စီ) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
|---|---|
 Member states Observer states Blocked states Suspended states | |
| Administrative center |  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Official languages | |
| Type | Religious |
| Membership | 56 member states* |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary-General | Yousef Al-Othaimeen |
| Establishment | |
• Charter signed | 25 September 1969 |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 1.6 billion |
Website http://www.oic-oci.org/ | |
The OIC has a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It is the largest international organisation outside of the United Nations.[1] 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 Organisation of the Islamic Conference to its current name.[2]
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ US Department of State. "Special Envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ OIC changes name, emblem Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Observer
- ↑ Alsharif, Asma (16 August 2012). "Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria". U.S. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
