SMIIC Secretary General, H.E. İhsan ÖVÜT participated in The Sarajevo Halal Fair (SHF) which was held on 27-28 September 2018 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina as an international halal industry exhibition that brings together representatives from all parts of the halal industry supply chain, including private companies, public listed corporations, accreditation bodies, government officials, and other halal market representatives.

Mr. Övüt participated in the panel with the theme of “Halal standardization, certification and accreditation” as a speaker and explained the activities of SMIIC, role of SMIIC at Halal conformity assessment activities and elaborated more on the OIC/SMIIC Standards on Halal Issues, SMIIC organs and their roles in the Halal Quality Infrastructure.

During the event, Mr. OVUT received a special award on behalf of SMIIC for the remarkable contribution made to the development of the halal industry in the world and H.E reiterated SMIIC's  commitment and deliberation for doing its part in the development of halal quality infrastructure.