Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (Arabic: القمة الإسلامية لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي; French: Sommet islamique de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique) is one of the five highest decision-making bodies of the OIC, the other four being the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, Standing Committees, Executive Committee, and the International Islamic Court of Justice. The Islamic Summit is a principle organ of the OIC focused on formulation, development, and implementation of decisions made by 57 member states. The Summit is attended by the concerned heads of state such as prime ministers, presidents, emirs and other equivalent heads.
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Arabic: القمة الإسلامية لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي French: Sommet islamique de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique | |
Nickname | Islamic Summit |
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Formation | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) |
Founded at | Rabat, Morocco |
Type | Principal organ |
Legal status | Declaration |
Purpose | Policymaking |
Headquarters | Jeddah |
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Methods | Conference |
Membership | 57 member states |
Official language | Arabic, English, French |
Secretary general Hissein Brahim Taha | |
Main organ | Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
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Website | www |
The Summit is held once after every three years incorporated with achieving goals under the framework of the OIC's charter. They formulate policies and adopt resolutions at the end of each summit. Likewise the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers sessions, an Islamic summit is alternatively hosted by the concerned governments on geographical groups such as Arab, Asia and Africa. As of 2022, a total number of 14 Islamic Summits and 7 Extraordinary Summits have been hosted in various countries across the three continents.[1]