Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation

Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
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Incumbent Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam since 1 January 2022
Appointer	D-8 Summit
Term length	4 years
Formation	1997
First holder	Ayhan Kamel
Website	developing8.org/secretary-general

The secretary general of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation is chief executive of the Secretariat of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation. The post shall be appointed by the organization's Summit at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers for a non-renewable term of 4 years from among the qualified candidates nominated by Member Countries. ^[1]

Secretaries General

Country	Person	Took office	Left office
Turkey	Ayhan Kamel	1997	2006
Indonesia	Dipo Alam	2006	2010
Indonesia	Widi Agoes Pratikto	2010	2012
Iran	Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi [2]	2013	2017
Malaysia	Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari [3]	2018	2021
Nigeria	Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam [4]	2022	Present

References

1. "Nigerian becomes D-8's Secretary-General - News Digest". News Digest. 2022-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
2. "SBY encourages D-8 to boost cooperation - World". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
3. BAHARIN, MUHD IZAWAN (2017-10-20). "Malaysia to lead D-8 Secretariat beginning Jan 2018: DPM | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
4. Somigli, Lorenzo (2023-08-04). "New Kids in The Block: BRICS, MINT, and Now D-8". Modern Diplomacy. Retrieved 2024-12-31.