Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States explained

Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States
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Foundation:17 June 1999
Leader1 Type:Secretary General
Leader1:Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass
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.

Member states

Member state Year joined
2008
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
2013
1999
1999
1999
1999
2009
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
2012
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
2015
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
2007
1999
1999
2006
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999

Non-participating states

Non-participating state
Suriname
Uzbekistan

Observers

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
[Arab Inter-parliamentary Union|Arab Parliamentary Union] Arab IPU
African Parliamentary Union
Asian Parliamentary Assembly
The Consultative Council of the Maghreb Arab Union
Organisation of the Islamic Conference|The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
League of Arab States
African Union
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
(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

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

PUIC Standing Specialized Committees: