Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 01/01/2014
The new Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Iyad Amin Madani, started officially his term of office at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah, today, Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The OIC Secretary General expressed thanks and gratitude to Member States for the trust they placed in him by selecting him as the tenth OIC Secretary General. He also addressed thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz, and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for nominating him to this post, affirming his determination to translate this trust into relentless efforts and to continue to serve the Muslim Ummah and its just causes. In his statement in the ceremony organized by the OIC on 29 December 2013 to welcome him and bid farewell to his predecessor, the Secretary General, Mr. Iyad Madani, had stressed that “any secretary general of the Organization, whoever he is, seeks to translate the vision of Member States’ leaders into a concrete reality. He should strive to bridge the gap between the various visions on the same issue and search for areas of consensus which form the basis of joint action”. “While the OIC has the responsibility of confronting the political issues facing Member States that undermine their freedom, affect their destiny and at times threaten their very existence, it is also responsible for building channels of communication among Member States, maximize socio-cultural and human interaction among them and remove the stereotypes to which we may reduce one another” added he.
