Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Arabic: القمة الإسلامية لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي
French: Sommet islamique de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique
NicknameIslamic Summit
Formation1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Founded atRabat, Morocco
TypePrincipal organ
Legal statusDeclaration
PurposePolicymaking
HeadquartersJeddah
Location
  • Saudi Arabia
MethodsConference
Membership
57 member states
Official language
Arabic, English, French
Secretary general Hissein Brahim Taha
Main organ
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.oic-oci.org

Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (Arabic: القمة الإسلامية لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي; French: Sommet islamique de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique) is one of the five highest decision-making bodies of the OIC, the other four being the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, Standing Committees, Executive Committee, and the International Islamic Court of Justice. The Islamic Summit is a principle organ of the OIC, focused on formulation, development, and implementation of decisions made by 57 member states. The Summit is attended by the concerned heads of state such as prime ministers, presidents, emirs, and other equivalent heads.

The Summit is held once every three years, incorporated with achieving goals under the framework of the OIC's charter. They formulate policies and adopt resolutions at the end of each summit. Likewise, the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers sessions, an Islamic summit, is alternatively hosted by the concerned governments on geographical groups such as Arab, Asia, and Africa. As of 2022, a total number of 14 Islamic Summits and 7 Extraordinary Summits have been hosted in various countries across the three continents.[1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1969 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).