Yousef Al-Othaimeen
Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen (Arabic: يوسف بن أحمد العثيمين) is a Saudi Arabian politician who is the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), since November 2016, when Iyad bin Amin Madani stepped down for health reasons.[1]
Al-Othaimeen has a bachelor's degree in social studies from King Saud University in Riyadh (1977), a master's in political sociology from Ohio University (1982), and a PhD in political sociology from the American University in Washington DC (1986).[2]
Al-Othaimeen was the Minister of Social Affairs for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 2007 to 2015.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 "Appointment of new OIC chief okayed - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- 1 2 http://www.oic-oci.org/page/?p_id=58&p_ref=30&lan=en
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| Preceded by Iyad bin Amin Madani |
Secretary General of the OIC 2016- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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