After the second round of the election process for the Chairman of the Executive Council of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), at the behest of the majority of Council members and in accordance with the regulatory document of the voting process, Dr. Dawas Tayseer Dawas, candidate of the State of Palestine, was elected Chairman of ICESCO Executive Council.

Palestine candidate topped Mr. Jamal Eddine El-Aloua, Morocco candidate, by 10 votes, winning 25 valid votes in total.  

The Council also completed the process of composing its Bureau, electing the representative of the Republic of Maldives as Vice-Chairman and the representative of the Republic of Guinea as Rapporteur.

Upon the composition of the Executive Council’s Bureau, Dr. Salim AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), congratulated the winners and wished them every success, reiterating the keenness of the Organization’s General Directorate to sustain fruitful and constructive cooperation with the Executive Council and the National Commissions in the Member States.