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D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation

Organization of 9 developing Muslim-majority Countries

Organization of 9 developing Muslim-majority Countries

FieldValue
nameD-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
imageOfficial_logo_for_D-8_Organization_for_Economic_Cooperation.png
mapDeveloping 8 countries.PNG
msize280px
mcaptionMembers of D-8
formation1996
1997 (1 Summit)
statusIntergovernmental organization
headquartersIstanbul, Turkey
membership{{Collapsible list
title9
leader_titleSecretary-General
leader_nameSohail Mahmood
leader_title2President
leader_name2Badr Abdul Ati
leader_title3Chairman
leader_name3Prabowo Subianto
website

1997 (1 Summit) |

}}

The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organisation for development co-operation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. Azerbaijan was admitted to the organization as the 9th member on 19 December 2024.

The combined population of the eight countries is about 1.2 billion or 60% of all Muslims, or close to 13% of the world's population and covering an area of 7.6 million square kilometers, 5% of world land area. In 2006, trade between the D-8 member states stood at $35 billion, and it was around $68 billion in 2010. Transactions between the eight developing countries accounted for 3.3 percent of world trade in 2010. The total nominal GDP of the eight nations was around 4.92 trillion as of 2023.

Purposes and objectives

The main areas of co-operation include finance, banking, rural development, science and technology, humanitarian development, agriculture, energy, environment, and health.

In the first Summit Declaration (Istanbul, 1997), the main objective of D-8 is stated to be socio-economic development in accordance with the following principles:

  • Peace instead of conflict.
  • Dialogue instead of confrontation.
  • Cooperation instead of exploitation.
  • Justice instead of double standard.
  • Equality instead of discrimination.
  • Democracy instead of oppression.

The fifth D-8 Summit Declaration (Bali, 2006) produced the following, as illustration of the application of the group's objectives:

  • Commitment to work together to solve the problem of economic disparities within our countries.
  • Reaffirm commitment to enhance co-operation in the field of energy to develop alternative and renewable energy resources.
  • Emphasize the importance of D-8 in contributing to the economic development of its member countries and ensure that it promotes global trade.

Structure

The Summit, which is convened every two years, has the highest level of authority, and is composed of the leaders of each member state.

The Council is the principal decision-making body and forum for consideration of issues relating to the and is composed of the foreign affairs ministers of each member state.

The Commission has executive authority, and is composed of Commissioners appointed by each member state's government. Commissioners are responsible for promoting compliance with directives in their respective nation. Finally, an executive director is appointed by D-8 members to facilitate communication and to act in a supervisory capacity during each summit or lower-level assembly.

D-8 Summits

DateHost countryHost leaderLocation held
1June 1997TurkeyNecmettin Erbakan
2March 1999BangladeshSheikh Hasina
3February 2001EgyptHosni Mubarak
4February 2004IranMohammad Khatami
5May 2006IndonesiaSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
6July 2008MalaysiaAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
7July 2010NigeriaMuhammadu Buhari
8November 2012PakistanAsif Ali Zardari
9October 2017TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
10April 2021BangladeshSheikh Hasina
1118-20 December 2024EgyptAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
122026-2027Indonesia

Member countries

CountryPopulation (2024)Nominal GDP (USD million) 2024Nominal GDP per capita ($) 2024PPP GDP (USD million) 2024PPP GDP per capita ($) 2024Life expectancy (years, avg. 2021)HDI (2021)
Azerbaijan10,353,29678,7497,641199,19519,32872.90.760 (high)
Bangladesh173,562,364451,4682,6251,690,0009,84074.30.661 (medium)
Egypt116,538,258380,0443,5422,230,00020,79971.80.731 (high)
Indonesia283,487,9311,402,5904,9814,661,54216,54271.30.705 (high)
Iran91,567,738434,2435,0131,700,00019,60777.30.774 (high)
Malaysia35,557,673439,74813,1421,370,94241,02274.70.803 (very high)
Nigeria232,679,478372,9701,6371,490,0006,54362.60.535 (low)
Pakistan251,269,164374,5951,5881,580,0006,715680.544 (medium)
Turkey87,473,8051,344,31815,6663,460,00040,28378.60.838 (very high)
Average142,498,856586,5256,2042,042,40920,07572.00.705 (high)
Combined1,282,489,7075,278,725N/A18,381,679N/AN/AN/A

Secretaries-General

Main article: Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation

The Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation serves as the chief executive of the Secretariat. The Secretary General is appointed by the Summit, upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, by consensus from among qualified candidates nominated by Member States, for a single non-renewable term of four years, in accordance with Article 9.3 of the D-8 Charter and the principle of rotation among Member Countries.

No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Ayhan KamelTurkey19972006
2Dipo AlamIndonesia20062010
3Widi Agoes PratiktoIndonesia20102012
4Seyed Ali Mohammad MousaviIran20132017
5Ku Jaafar Ku ShaariMalaysia20182021
6Isiaka Abdulqadir ImamNigeria20222025
7Sohail MahmoodPakistan2026present

Affiliated Bodies

  • D-8 International University
  • D-8 Map of Scientific Excellence and Collaboration (D8-MSEC)
  • D-8 Network of Pioneers for Research and Innovation (D-8 NPRI)
  • D-8 Technology Transfer and Exchange Network (D-8 TTEN)
  • D-8 Health and Social Protection Programme (D-8 HSP)
  • D-8 Research Center for Agriculture and Food Security

References

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