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
D-8 Secretary General met Minister of Industry and Technology of Turkiye at TEKNOFEST 2025, appeals for Turkiye’s support to reactivate D-8 Industrial Cooperation Sector, for better performance The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, has made an appeal to the Government of Türkiye to increase its cooperation in industry and technology with member countries of the organization as a way of… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretary General visits Azerbaijan to finalize processes of Azerbaijan’s full membership of the Organization The Secretary General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, has paid an official visit to the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 March 2025. This visit followed the earlier unanimous admission of… Read More Read More
Statement of H.E. Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, The Secretary-General of the D-8 on the demise of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on Sunday, 19 May 2024 I am deeply saddened to learn about the sudden demise of His Excellency Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and His Excellency Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran and other victims on… Read More Read More
D-8 Trade Ministers Council meets in Dhaka, agrees to bolster implementation of D-8 PTA The Ministers of Trade from the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) concluded their 3rd session of the D-8 Trade Ministers Council in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 5 March 2024. The meeting, which was held along with the 7th Session of… Read More Read More
