The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969. It consists of 57 member states, 48 of which are Muslim-majority. The organisation claims to be "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".
The Economic Cooperation Organization or ECO is a Eurasian political and economic intergovernmental organization that was founded in 1985 in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc organisation under the United Nations Charter. The objective is to establish a single market for goods and services, much like the European Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the ECO expanded to include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in 1992.
The Organization of Ibero-American States, formally the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture, is an international organization made up of 23 members states of Iberophone nations in Europe and the Americas, as well as one member in Africa. The OEI's membership is composed of all of the sovereign states of Ibero-America and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Equatorial Guinea. All members are Portuguese and Spanish speaking nations, in addition to Andorra, which is predominantly Catalan speaking, though the organization does not include all the Iberophone nations of the world.
Payame Noor University is a public university in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, is a legal body under the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Payame Noor means "the message of light" in Persian.
Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu is a Turkish chemistry and science history professor, academician, diplomat and politician who was Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from 2004 to 2014. He is also an author and editor of academic journals and advocate of intercultural dialogue.
Islamic University of Technology, commonly known as IUT, is an international engineering technological research university located in Gazipur. IUT offers undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and technical education.
Azzeddine Laraki was a politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Morocco from 30 September 1986 to 11 August 1992. He was the tenth Prime Minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II. He was Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) from 1997 to 2000. He was the first Moroccan official to hold that position.
The Islamic Organization of Latin Americaand the Caribbean, headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is considered the most active organization in promoting the affairs of Latin American Muslims and Caribbean Muslims in the region.
International Islamic Fiqh Academy is an international Islamic institution for the advanced study of Islamic jurisprudence and law based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded following a resolution by the Third Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Mecca, that called for the establishment of an Islamic Fiqh Academy. The International Islamic Fiqh Academy was established in June 1983 as a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It consists of 57 member states and representatives.
Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is one of four standing committees of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation dedicated to the promotion and cooperation of science and technology activities among the OIC member states.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions.
Abulfas Mursal oglu Garayev is an Azerbaijani politician, who served as the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan.
The Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of the activities and promotion of Azerbaijani culture. The ministry is headed by Anar Karimov.
The Arabic Language International Council is an intergovernmental linguistic organization among Arabic-speaking countries. It was founded by the Association of Arab Universities on 16 May 2007 in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly's proclamation of the International Year of Languages in 2008.
Mumtaz Ali Kazi, popularly known as M.A. Kazi, was one of Pakistan's leading scientists and educators. He was President of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1988 and President of the Chemical Society of Pakistan from 1977 to 1990.
In 1991, Azerbaijan joined the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and started to build relations with the organization. As a result, the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia was given a mandate of permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the General Secretariat of the OIC in May 1994.
Azerbaijan–Morocco relations are the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Morocco. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Rabat. Morocco has an embassy in Baku.
The Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture, also known as the Istanbul Research Center for Islamic Culture and Arts is the first cultural centre and a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation established in 1979 after the Republic of Turkey proposed IRCICA in the 7th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, in Istanbul, 1976. The proposal was adopted by the OIC under the resolution no. 3/7-ECS. It formally started inaugural functioning on 23 May 1982.
Imam Maturidi International Scientific Research Center, is an Islamic research center dedicated to the renewal of Maturidi thought in 'aqidah. It was established by the initiative of the president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 11, 2020.
Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman is a Bruneian politician who formerly held the position of Minister of Education (MOE) from 2018 to 2022. Additionally, he is also the chairman of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB).
