Organisation of the Islamic Conference

Organisation of the Islamic Conference 

Formed on
25 September 1969

Official Languages 
Arabic, English and French.

Secretary Generals

Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia): (1971-1973) 
Hassan Al-Touhami (Egypt): (1974-1975) 
Dr. Amadou Karim Gaye (Senegal): (1975-1979) 
Habib Chatty (Tunisia): (1979-1984) 
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Pakistan): (1985-1988) 
Dr. Hamid Algabid (Niger): (1989-1996) 
Dr. Azeddine Laraki (Morocco): (1997-2000) 
Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz (Morocco): (2001-2004) 
Prof.Dr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (Turkey): (2005 to present) 

Members
57


Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ---------1969 Suspended 1980 - March 1989 
Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of --1969 
Chad, Republic of -----------------------1969 
Egypt, Arab Republic of ------------1969 Suspended May 1979 - March 1984 
Guinea, Republic of ---------------------1969 
Indonesia, Republic of ------------------1969 
Iran, Islamic Republic of ----------------1969 
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of ----------1969 
Kuwait, State of -----------------------1969 
Lebanon, Republic of --------------------1969 
Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya -----1969 
Malaysia -----------------------------1969 
Mali, Republic of ----------------------1969 
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ----------1969 
Morocco, Kingdom of -------------------1969 
Niger, Republic of --------------------1969 
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of -------------1969 
Palestine, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization -----1969 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of --------------------1969 
Senegal, Republic of ------------------------1969 
Sudan, Republic of the ---------------------1969 
Somalia ---------------------------------1969 
Tunisia, Republic of -------------------------1969 
Turkey, Republic of ------------------------------1969 
Yemen Arab Republic -----------------------1969 From 1990 as Republic of Yemen united with People's Democratic Republic of Yemen 
Bahrain, State of ------------------1970 From 2003 as Kingdom of Bahrain 
Oman, Sultanate of ----------------------1970 
Qatar, State of ---------------------1970 
Syrian Arab Republic 1----------------------970 
United Arab Emirates, State of ------------------------1970 
Sierra Leone, Republic of ------------------------1972 
Bangladesh, People's Republic of --------------------1974 
Gabon, Republic of ----------------------1974 
Gambia, Republic of the ------------------------1974 
Guinea-Bissau, Republic of ---------------------1974 
Uganda, Republic of ----------------------1974 
Burkina Faso ---------------------------1975 
Cameroon, Republic of ---------------------------1975 
Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the ------------------1976 
Iraq, Republic of -------------------------1976 
Maldives, Republic of ----------------------1976 
Djibouti, Republic of --------------------------1978 
Benin, Republic of ----------------------------1982 
Brunei Darussalam, Sultanate of ------------------------1984 
Nigeria, Federal Republic of ------------------1986 
Azerbaijan, Republic of ------------------------1991 
Albania, Republic of------------------------- 1992 
Kyrgyzstan, Republic of --------------------------1992 
Tajikistan, Republic of ----------------------1992 
Turkmenistan, Republic of ---------------------1992 
Mozambique, Republic of ------------------1994 
Kazakhstan, Republic of ------------------------1995 
Uzbekistan, Republic of ----------------------1995 
Suriname, Republic of 1---------------------996 
Togo, Republic of --------------------1997 
Guyana, Republic of -------------------1998 
Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of------------------------------ 2001 

Suspended or Withdrawn 
Zanzibar ---------Jan 1993 Withdrew August 1993 


Observer States
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Central African Republic 
Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of (as Turkish Cypriot State) 1979 Official 2004 
Thailand, Kingdom of 
Russian Federation 

Annual summit 14th (2008)
Senegal , Dakar (11th March 13 - March 14, 2008 )

Next Summit

Headquarters
Jeddha, Suadiarabia