Abbreviation | ICESCO |
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Formation | May 1979 |
Headquarters | Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco |
Director General | Dr. Salim M. Almalik |
Website | https://icesco.org/en/ |
The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO, formerly ISESCO) is a specialized organization that operates under the aegis of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and is concerned with fields of education, science, culture and communication in Islamic countries in order to support and strengthen relations among Member States. The Organization's headquarters is located in Rabat, Morocco, and its director general is Dr. Salim M. Almalik.
ICESCO was founded by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in May 1979.[1] With 53 member states, the working languages of ICESCO are Arabic, English and French.