Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Arabic: أمين عام منظمة التعاون الإسلامي Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique (French)
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Incumbent Hissein Brahim Taha since 29 November 2020
General Secretariat
Style	His Excellency
Abbreviation	SGOIC
Member of	General Secretariat
Nominator	Council of Foreign Ministers
Appointer	General Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable
Precursor	Islamic Summits
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman (1971–1973)
Deputy	Undersecretary general
Website	www.oic-oci.org

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (Arabic: أمين عام منظمة التعاون الإسلامي; French: Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique), is the chief administrative officer of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the head of the General Secretariat and other organs of the OIC. A secretary general is elected by the recommendation of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers from the 57 member states for a renewable term of five years.^[1]

It is the main post within the OIC elected under the maxims of equity and its principals.^[2] OIC's secretary general is the second highest intergovernmental organization head after the Secretary-General of the United Nations^[3] while the undersecretary general is the second highest position within the framework of the OIC's decision implementation.^[4] Any member state is entitled to be eligible for the post with rotation and equal opportunity, integrity and experience.