Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States

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]

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/

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 stateYear joined
Afghanistan2008
Albania1999
Algeria1999
Azerbaijan1999
Bahrain1999
Bangladesh1999
Benin1999
Burkina Faso1999
Cameroon1999
Chad1999
Comoros2013
Côte d'Ivoire1999
Djibouti1999
Egypt1999
Gabon1999
Gambia2009
Guinea1999
Guinea-Bissau1999
Guyana1999
Indonesia1999
Iran1999
Iraq1999
Jordan1999
Kazakhstan1999
Kuwait1999
Kyrgyzstan1999
Lebanon1999
Libya1999
Malaysia1999
Maldives2012
Mali1999
Mauritania1999
Morocco1999
Mozambique1999
Niger1999
Nigeria2015
Oman1999
Pakistan1999
Palestine1999
Qatar1999
Saudi Arabia1999
Senegal1999
Sierra Leone1999
Somalia2007
Sudan1999
Syria1999
Tajikistan2006
Togo1999
Tunisia1999
Turkey1999
Turkmenistan1999
Uganda1999
United Arab Emirates1999
Yemen1999

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. 1 2 3 4 "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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