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Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen () is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as secretary-general of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; ; ), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1969. It consists of Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, 57 member s ...
(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, ) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh U ...
in Riyadh (1977), a master's in political sociology from
Ohio University Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
(1982), and a PhD in political sociology from the
American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
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 Social affairs ministers of Saudi Arabia King Saud University alumni Ohio University alumni Academic staff of King Saud University Organisation of Islamic Cooperation officials Year of birth missing (living people) {{Saudi-bio-stub