| Council of Foreign Ministers | |
| Native Name: | ar|مجلس وزراء الخارجية fr|Conseil des ministres des affaires étrangères |
| Native Name Lang: | tr |
| Abbreviation: | CFM |
| Established: | --> |
| Founders: | --> Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
| Founding Location: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Defunct: | --> |
| Type: | Intergovernmental organization |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Status: | Governing body |
| Focus: | --> Decision-making |
| Location City: | Jeddah |
| Location Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Area Served: | or |
| Region: | --> Worldwide |
| Product: | --> |
| Method: | Public conference, meeting, speech |
| Field: | --> |
| Membership: | 57 member states |
| Languages: | --> Arabic, English, French |
| Sec Gen: | Hissein Brahim Taha |
| Main Organ: | Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
| Publication: | General Secretariat |
| Parent Organisation: | --> |
| Former Name: | --> Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers |
The Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM ar|مجلس وزراء الخارجية; fr|Conseil des ministres des affaires étrangères; tr|Dışişleri Bakanları Konseyi; DBK), formerly known as Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, is the main decision-making body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation consisting one representative from each member states of the OIC.[1] It is the largest decision-oriented intergovernmental organization that holds conferences every year called Islamic Summit pertaining to the issues concerning Muslim nations and the OIC's agenda. The 48th summit is scheduled to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on 22 March 2022.
It hold meetings objectively focused on the implementation of decisions and recommendations within the scope of OIC principles and guidelines. One of its main activities are to approve budget of the General Secretariat and its other departments. It also elect chief executive officer for the post of secretary general. The Republic of Turkey has hosted three Islamic Summits between 1976, which was its first meeting (7th DBK) and the second in 1991 (12th DBK), while the third and the last summit hosted in Turkey was held in 2004 during the 31st DBK.
Beside being a part of council of foreign affairs ministers, it also hosts public conferences called Extraordinary Foreign Ministers Meeting designed to address the human rights violations in the Muslim nations, including in Afghanistan.[2]
The Council of Foreign Ministers is mandated with the sole authority to take critical decisions regarding the activities and purpose of the OIC. It is also responsible for changing the status of the OIC and its associated members within the scope of the organisational principles. The foreign ministers of the member states, including the host country, Turkey plays a vital role in the OIC. They are entitled to propose any critical change within the guidelines and scope, while are itself implemented by the Council of Foreign Ministers.[3] It also establish trust funds for humanitarian aid in the state of emergencies.[4]
It implements general policies, in addition to adopting decisions and resolutions pertaining to the common interest of the OIC. Once a decision is taken, it reviews progress for its final approval and implementation of decisions and resolutions. The council submits its final result to the General Secretariat for its final approval which is traditionally headed by OIC's general secretary. Affiliated organs specialized in common interest of the general policies also participates in parliamentary procedure which is officially known by the OIC as session or Islamic summit.[5]
The first session was hosted on 3 September 1969 by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat, while the last summit was hosted between 22 and 23 March 2022 by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad.[6] [7]
| Sessions | Date | Country | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 September 1969 |  | Rabat | ||
| 2nd | 20 December 1970 |  | Karachi | ||
| 3rd | 23 March 1972 |  | Jeddah | ||
| 4th | 24 March 1973 |  | Benghazi | ||
| 5th | 24 July 1974 |  | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 6th | 12 July 1975 | | Jeddah | ||
| 7th | 14 May 1976 |  | Istanbul | ||
| 8th | 16 May 1977 | | Tripoli | ||
| 9th | 4 April 1978 |  | Dakar | ||
| 10th | 8 May 1979 | | - | ||
| 11th | 3 September 1980 | | Islamabad | ||
| 12th | 3 September 1981 |  | Baghdad | ||
| 13th | 2226 August 1982 |  | Niamey | ||
| 14th | 5 December 1983 |  | Dhaka | ||
| 15th | 3 September 1984 |  | Sana'a | ||
| 16th | 3 September 1986 | | - | ||
| 17th | 3 September 1988 |  | Amman | ||
| 18th | 7 December 1989 | | Riyadh | ||
| 19th | 20 November 1990 | | Riyadh | ||
| 20th | 5 December 1991 | | Istanbul | ||
| 21st | 2529 April 1993 | | Karachi | ||
| 22nd | 1012 December 1994 | | Casablanca | ||
| 23rd | 912 December 1995 |  | Conakry | ||
| 24th | 913 December 1996 |  | Jakarta | ||
| 25th | 1517 March 1998 |  | Doha | ||
| 26th | 28 June1 July 1999 |  | Ouagadougou | ||
| 27th | 27 June 2000 | | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 28th | 2529 June 2001 |  | Bamako | ||
| 29th | 2527 June 2002 |  | Khartoum | ||
| 30th | 2830 May 2003 | Tehran | |||
| 31st | 1416 June 2004 | | Istanbul | ||
| 32nd | 2830 June 2005 | | Sana'a | [8] | |
| 33rd | 1921 June 2006 |  | Baku | ||
| 34th | 1517 May 2007 | | Islamabad | ||
| 35th | 1820 June 2008 |  | Kampala | ||
| 36th | 2325 May 2009 | Damascus | |||
| 37th | 1820 May 2010 |  | Dushanbe | ||
| 38th | 2830 June 2011 |  | Astana | ||
| 39th | 1517 November 2012 |  | Djibouti | ||
| 40th | 911 December 2013 | | Conakry | ||
| 41st | 1819 June 2014 | | Jeddah | ||
| 42nd | 2728 May 2015 |  | Kuwait | ||
| 43rd | 1819 October 2016 |  | Tashkent | ||
| 44th | 1011 June 2017 | Abidjan | |||
| 45th | 56 May 2018 | | Dhaka | ||
| 46th | 12 March 2019 |  | |||
| 47th | 2728 November 2020 | | Niamey | [9] | |
| 48th | 2223 March 2022 | | Islamabad | [10] | |
| 49th | 16-17 March 2023 |  Mauritania | Nouakchott | ||
| 50th | TBD |  Cameroon | TBD | ||
| 51st | TBD | Turkey | TBD |
As of 2022, Bangladesh, Guinea, Libya, Malaysia, Niger and Yemen have hosted the summit twice. Turkey 3 times, Morocco 4 times, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 5 times.