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 (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 after 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]

Voting

Likewise the United Nations General Assembly, each Islamic summit participant table their resolution on a specific matter which is decidedly adopted or declined by the member states under the voting system. Summits are literally considered declaration based on the common feeling of participants. The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation plays a significant role in declaration implementation.[2]

Role of Turkey

Turkey represents the OIC as a host and permanent member and has hosted one Islamic summit and two extraordinary summits, including 13th Islamic summit between 14 and 15 April 2016 titled Unity and Solidarity for Justice concerning the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It has also hosted 6th on 13 December 2017 and 7th extraordinary summit on 18 May 2018 regarding the Israeli role in Palestine.[1]

List of summits

Islamic summit is based on three principles; Final Communique, Resolution, and Declaration. The first summit was attended by the nations in September 1969 in Rabat, Morocco, while the latest was held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in May 2019.[3]

Summit Date Country Location Members Ref(s)
1st September 1969  Morocco Rabat 24
2nd 22–24 February 1974  Pakistan Lahore 36
3rd 25–28 January 1981  Saudi Arabia Mecca 38
4th 16–19 January 1984  Morocco Casablanca 42
5th 26–29 January 1987  Kuwait Kuwait 44
6th 9–11 December 1991  Senegal Dakar 45
7th 13–15 December 1994  Morocco Casablanca 49
8th 9–11 December 1997  Iran Tehran 53
9th 12–13 November 2000  Qatar Doha 54
10th 16–17 October 2003  Malaysia Putrajaya
11th 13–14 March 2008  Senegal Dakar
12th 6–7 February 2013  Egypt Cairo 56
13th 14–15 April 2016  Turkey Istanbul
14th 31 May 2019  Saudi Arabia Mecca
15th TBD  Gambia Banjul 57

References

  1. 1 2 "From Rep. of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1969-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ↑ Ibrahim, Arwa (2019-05-31). "All you need to know about the OIC - Religion News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Islamic Summit". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 1969-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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