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HIS ExCELLENCY
DR ABD AL AZIZ BIN 'UTHMAN ALTWAIJIRI
Secretary General of the Islamic Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
Secretary General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) of the Organization
of the Islamic Conference, His Excellency Dr Abd al Aziz
bin 'Uthman Altwaijiri has exercised his influence by promoting
educational development for OIC member states.
Educational Influence
Through his leadership with ISESCO, Altwaijiri has engaged
in work with Muslim institutions in Europe, Asia
and Latin America having established the Supreme Coun-
Country: Morocco
Date of Birth: 3 April 1950
Source of Influence:
Development, Administrative
Influence: Head of largest
Islamic educational
organization
School of Thought: Traditional
Sunni
cil of Education, Science and Culture; an alliance designated for work outside of the Islamic
world.
Voice of Diplomacy
Altwaijiri, as a spokesman for ISESCO, has categorically condemned acts of terrorism from
the bomb blasts on a mosque in South East Iran to suicide attacks in Pakistan's North West
Frontier Province in 2009. On US President Obama's inaugural visit to the Middle East, Altwaijiri
extended a gesture of willingness to develop positive relations between the US and the
Muslim world toward tolerance and the cause of justice.