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.

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
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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 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:

  • 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.
  • Permanent Committee on Palestine

References

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