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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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Arab 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
Afghanistan 2008
Albania 1999
Algeria 1999
Azerbaijan 1999
Bahrain 1999
Bangladesh 1999
Benin 1999
Burkina Faso 1999
Cameroon 1999
Chad 1999
Comoros 2013
Côte d'Ivoire 1999
Djibouti 1999
Egypt 1999
Gabon 1999
Gambia 2009
Guinea 1999
Guinea-Bissau 1999
Guyana 1999
Indonesia 1999
Iran 1999
Iraq 1999
Jordan 1999
Kazakhstan 1999
Kuwait 1999
Kyrgyzstan 1999
Lebanon 1999
Libya 1999
Malaysia 1999
Maldives 2012
Mali 1999
Mauritania 1999
Morocco 1999
Mozambique 1999
Niger 1999
Nigeria 2015
Oman 1999
Pakistan 1999
Palestine 1999
Qatar 1999
Saudi Arabia 1999
Senegal 1999
Sierra Leone 1999
Somalia 2007
Sudan 1999
Syria 1999
Tajikistan 2006
Togo 1999
Tunisia 1999
Turkey 1999
Turkmenistan 1999
Uganda 1999
United Arab Emirates 1999
Yemen 1999

Non-participating states

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Non-participating state
Brunei
Suriname
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)
 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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