Yousef Bin Ahmad al-Othaimeen

Before being appointed Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen had been Director General of Cabinet and Chief Adviser for the same organization. He was Minister of Social Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Assistant Deputy Minister for Social Welfare at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and Adviser to the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen served also as Director General of the Prince Salman Charity Society for Orphans’ Care, and Secretary-General of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Foundation for Housing Development. He has also taught as Assistant Professor at King Saud University.