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Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States

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Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States
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History
Founded17 June 1999
Leadership
Secretary General
Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass
Meeting place
Tehran, Iran
Website
http://en.puic.org/

The Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC, PUOICM) is composed of the parliaments of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). It was established in Iran on 17 June 1999, with its head office situated in Tehran.[1]

Member states

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ImageArab LeagueParliamentary Union of the OIC Member StatesOrganisation of Islamic CooperationArab Maghreb UnionAgadir AgreementCouncil of Arab Economic UnityGulf Cooperation CouncilWest African Economic and Monetary UnionEconomic Cooperation OrganizationOrganization of Turkic StatesLiptako–Gourma AuthorityLiptako–Gourma AuthorityEconomic Cooperation OrganizationAlbaniaMalaysiaAfghanistanLibyaAlgeriaTunisiaMoroccoLebanonEgyptSomaliaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBeninBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonChadComorosDjiboutiGambiaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNigerNigeriaOmanPakistanQatarSudanPalestineSurinameSyriaTajikistanTogoTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanYemenSierra LeoneGabonSenegalArab Maghreb UnionAgadir AgreementSaudi Arabia
A clickable Euler diagram showing the relationships between various multinational organisations within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Member state Year joined
Image Afghanistan 2008
Image Albania 1999
Image Algeria 1999
Image Azerbaijan 1999
Image Bahrain 1999
Image Bangladesh 1999
Image Benin 1999
Image Burkina Faso 1999
Image Cameroon 1999
Image Chad 1999
Image Comoros 2013
Image Côte d'Ivoire 1999
Image Djibouti 1999
Image Egypt 1999
Image Gabon 1999
Image Gambia 2009
Image Guinea 1999
Image Guinea-Bissau 1999
Image Guyana 1999
Image Indonesia 1999
Image Iran 1999
Image Iraq 1999
Image Jordan 1999
Image Kazakhstan 1999
Image Kuwait 1999
Image Kyrgyzstan 1999
Image Lebanon 1999
Image Libya 1999
Image Malaysia 1999
Image Maldives 2012
Image Mali 1999
Image Mauritania 1999
Image Morocco 1999
Image Mozambique 1999
Image Niger 1999
Image Nigeria 2015
Image Oman 1999
Image Pakistan 1999
Image Palestine 1999
Image Qatar 1999
Image Saudi Arabia 1999
Image Senegal 1999
Image Sierra Leone 1999
Image Somalia 2007
Image Sudan 1999
Image Syria 1999
Image Tajikistan 2006
Image Togo 1999
Image Tunisia 1999
Image Turkey 1999
Image Turkmenistan 1999
Image Uganda 1999
Image United Arab Emirates 1999
Image Yemen 1999

Non-participating states

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Non-participating state
Image Brunei
Image Suriname
Image Uzbekistan

Observers

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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Arab Parliamentary Union] Arab IPU
African Parliamentary Union
Asian Parliamentary Assembly
The Consultative Council of the Maghreb Arab Union
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)]
League of Arab States
African Union
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Image Northern Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot State)
The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth for the Independent States(IPA CIS)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF – DC)
Research Center For Islamic History, Art And Culture (IRCICA)
Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)
Parliamentary Assembly of The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)
Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries (TURKPA)
The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
Parliamentary Assembly Union of Belarus And Russia
Arab Parliament

Secretary General

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The first Secretary General was Egyptian diplomat Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Auf, who served for two terms from 1 March 2000 to 30 April 2008.[1] On 1 May 2008, Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol Kilic from Turkey was appointed as the second Secretary General, who served two terms from 1 May 2008 to 31 July 2018.[1] Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass from Senegal is the Secretary General of the PUIC from 1 August 2018. He was elected at the 13th PUIC Conference held in Tehran.[1]

PUIC Standing Specialized Committees:[2]

  • Committee on Political and Foreign Relations
  • Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment
  • Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs
  • Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "PUIC History in Brief". PUIC. 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Rules of Procedure of the Standing Specialized Committee of PUIC". PUIC. 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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