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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
  • منظمة التعاون الإسلامي (Arabic)
  • Organisation de la Coopération Islamique  (French)
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  Member states
  Observer states
  Blocked states
  Suspended states
Administrative centerSaudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Official languages
TypeReligious
Membership53 member states*
Leaders
 Secretary-General
Yousef Al-Othaimeen
Establishment
 Charter signed
25 September 1969
Population
 2019 estimate
2.1 billion

The Organisation of Islamic Conference is an international group. It has over 56/7* 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.::.!’!

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; French; and Turkish.::.

It was founded in 1969 and originally had 25 members and changed its original name on 28 June 2011 from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to its current name with out good confirmations from it’s major Founders.::.!’![2]

Member states

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South America

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References

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  1. US Department of State. "Special Envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. OIC changes name, emblem Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Observer

Other websites

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