D-8 Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood undertakes official visit to Ankara The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, undertook a high-level official visit to Ankara from 23 to 25 February 2026 — his first since assuming office on 1 January 2026. The visit reaffirmed… Read More Read More
D-8 Commissioners meet in Lahore for second informal retreat ahead of the 12th D-8 Summit The Second Informal D-8 Commissioners’ Retreat was hosted by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Lahore on 5-6 February 2026. The Retreat brought together D-8 Commissioners and representatives from all Member States, providing a platform for informal… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretariat and ADFIMI agree on Enhanced Cooperation in Development Finance 2 February 2026 The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Association of National Development Finance Institutions in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI) have agreed to advance structured cooperation in development finance, capacity building, SME support, and Halal economy initiatives.… Read More Read More
D-8 and Organization of Turkic States (OTS) discuss ways to strengthen Institutional Cooperation The Secretary-General of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev, at the OTS Secretariat in Istanbul. The meeting focused on… Read More Read More
D-8 and SESRIC Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Institutional Cooperation 9 January 2026 H.E. Ms. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), paid a courtesy call on H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), at… Read More Read More
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood assumes the Office of the Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, assumed responsibilities as the new Secretary-General of the Developing-8 (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation today. The change was formalised in a ceremony held at the Headquarters of the D-8 Secretariat in… Read More Read More
