Upon his return, he was appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) which was renamed in 2011 to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Setelah kembali, ia diangkat sebagai Asisten Sekretaris Jenderal Organisasi Konferensi Islam (OKI) yang berganti nama pada tahun 2011 menjadi Organisasi Kerjasama Islam.