International Islamic Fiqh Academy

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
International Islamic Fiqh Academy
مجمع الفقه الإسلامي الدولي

Formation	1981
Type	OIC subsidiary organ
Legal status	Non-profit
Headquarters	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Region served	OIC Member states and Muslim communities
Membership	57 Member states
Official languages	Arabic . English . French
President	Sheikh Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid
Secretary-General	Dato Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano
Predecessor	Prof. Abdulsalam al-Abbadi
Key people	Sheikh Bakr Abu Zayd - Sheikh Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid
Parent organization	Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Website	http://www.iifa-aifi.org/

International Islamic Fiqh Academy (Arabic: مجمع الفقه الإسلامي الدولي) is an international Islamic institution for the advanced study of Islamic jurisprudence and law based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded following a resolution by the Third Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Mecca, that called for the establishment of an Islamic Fiqh Academy.^[1] The International Islamic Fiqh Academy was established in June 1983 as a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It consists of 57 member states and representatives.^[2]

Based on both traditional Islamic sciences and modern fields of knowledge, the IIFA seeks to advance knowledge in the realms of culture, science, and economics. The main objective of the IIFA is to address issues related to humanity in accordance with Sharia and Islamic ethics. The IIFA's activities revolve around concluding researches and documentations as well as organizing events and meetings between Islamic scholars and experts in various fields of knowledge.^[3] The resolutions and recommendations of the academy deal with various global issues from the perspective of Fiqh.^[4]

The IIFA serves as the OIC's jurisprudential agency and legal arm. It also advises and cooperates with other non-Islamic organizations and Fiqh councils. The IIFA convenes annually gathering the most prominent Islamic experts on the globe.^[5] The current president is Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Its Secretary-General is Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, a former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Republic of Guinea, a recognized Islamic scholar and thinker.