Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen (Arabic: يوسف بن أحمد العثيمين) is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from November 2016, when Iyad bin Amin Madani stepped down for health reasons, to 29 November 2020.[1]
Yousef Al-Othaimeen | |
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يوسف العثيمين | |
 Al-Othaimeen in 2019 | |
| 11th Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 29 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Iyad bin Amin Madani |
| Succeeded by | Hissein Brahim Taha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater | King Saud University (B.A.) Ohio University (M.A) American University (Ph.D) |
Education
editAl-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]
The Muslim 500 Mention
editHe is also featured in 2019 The Muslim 500 Publication as one of the most influential Muslims [3]
Posts Held
edit| Positions | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General of Cabinet and Chief Adviser | Islamic Cooperation (OIC) | 2016 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Secretary General | King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Foundation for Housing Development | ||
| Director General | Prince Salman Charity Society for Orphans’ Care | ||
| Assistant Deputy Minister | Social Welfare at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Assistant Deputy Minister | Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | ||
| Adviser | Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Assistant Lecturer | King Saud University and Assistant Professor | ||
| Minister | Social Affairs for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2007 | 2015 |
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Activities
editIn March 2018, Al-Othaimeen met with the Pope to discuss the migration crisis and the plight of the Rohingya.
On 25 February 2019, he said that the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers considered the actions perpetrated against Azerbaijani civilians in the 1992 Khojaly Massacre as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Appointment of new OIC chief okayed - Newspaper". Dawn.com. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Dr Yousef Ahmad Al-Othaimeen | The Muslim 500". www.themuslim500.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Biography". www.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen: Khojaly massacre result of occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenia". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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