# 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.

## Member states

| 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

* Non-participating state
* Brunei
* Suriname
* Uzbekistan

## Observers

* 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

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