Hira Qayyum

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Structure & Organization

The OIC system consists of:

Islamic SummitIslamic Conference of Foreign MinistersSecretary GeneralPermanent SecretariatSubsidiary organizationsSpecialized institutions

Affliated institutions

Islamic Summit: The largest meeting, attended by the kings and the heads of state and government of the member states, convenes every three years. The Islamic Summit takes policy decisions and provide guidance on all issues pertaining to the realisation of the objectives as provided for in the Charter and consider other issues of concern to the Member States.Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers: Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers meets once a year to examine a progress report on the implementation of its decisions taken within the framework of the policy defined by the Islamic Summit.

Secretary General: The Secretary General is elected by the council of foreign ministers for a period of five years. The Secretary General is elected from among nationals of the Member States.

Tunku Abdul Rahman Iyad bin Amin Madani

Permanent Secretariat: The Permanent Secretariat is the executive organ of the Organization, entrusted with the implementation of the decisions of the two preceding bodies.

Subsidiary organizations:

The Islamic University of Technology, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.The Islamic Fiqh Academy, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.The Tabriz Islamic Arts University, located in Tabriz, Iran.The Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade, located in Casablanca, Morocco.

Specialized institutions:The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), located in Rabat, Morocco.

The Islamic States Broadcasting Organization (ISBO) and the International Islamic News Agency (IINA), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Affiliated institutions:Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), located in Karachi, Pakistan.

Organization of Islamic Capitals & Cities (OICC), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.