Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen ( ar, يوسف بن أحمد العثيمين) is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as secretary-general of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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(OIC) from November 2016, when
Iyad bin Amin Madani stepped down for health reasons, to 29 November 2020.
Education
Al-Othaimeen has a bachelor's degree in social studies from
King Saud University
King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the K ...
in Riyadh (1977), a master's in political sociology from
Ohio University
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(1982), and a PhD in political sociology from the
American University in Washington DC (1986).
The Muslim 500 Mention
He is also featured in ''2019
The Muslim 500'' Publication as one of the most influential Muslims
Posts Held
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Activities
In 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.
References
Living people
Saudi Arabian Muslims
21st-century Saudi Arabian politicians
American University alumni
Government ministers of Saudi Arabia
King Saud University alumni
Ohio University alumni
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation officials
Year of birth missing (living people)
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