Secretary General | MCQs

Explanation

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Appointer: General Assembly

Term length: Five years, renewable

Precursor: Islamic Summits

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OIC headquarters is located in Jadda.

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

Total Current member= 57

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

48th Session of Foreign Ministers of OIC to be held from March 22 to 23, 2022

The 14th OIC meeting was held on May 31, 2019, in Makkah for Palestine.

Explanation

Kofi Annan served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006, before Ban Ki-Moon took office in 2007.

He was a diplomat from Ghana.

On 13 October 2006, he was elected as the eighth secretary-general by the United Nations General Assembly

On 1 January 2007, he succeeded Kofi Annan.

Ban Ki-Moon  serves as the eighth Secretary-General until 2016.

He belongs to the Republic of Korea 

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