The Twelfth Meeting of the SMIIC Board of Directors (BOD) was held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey on 23 May 2016. SMIIC General Secretariat hosted the meeting. Mr. Sebahittin KORKMAZ, Chairman of BOD of SMIIC welcomed the participants to the Meeting and made the opening address.

The Board was attended by the representatives of the following Member States who have membership in the SMIIC Board of Directors:

1-   Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

2-   People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

3-   Republic of Cameroon

4-   Arab Republic of Egypt

5-   Republic of Guinea

6-   Islamic Republic of Iran

7-   Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

8-   Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

10- Republic of Tunisia

11- Republic of Turkey

12- United Arab Emirates

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia attended the Meeting as observers. Also a representative from OIC General Secretariat attended the Meeting.

The General Secretariat briefed the Board by presenting a comprehensive report on the latest developments and activities of SMIIC since the last BOD meeting.

SMIIC Strategic Plan 2016-2020 as a roadmap for the implementation of the objectives and activities of the Institute was approved by the Board of Directors.