Secretary General of Organization of Islamic

Cooperation

H.E. Hissein Brahim Taha

Date and place of birth: 01 of November 1951 in
ABECHE – Chad
Nationality: Chadian
Martial Status: Married, father of six children
Diplomas and certificates

• 1965 - Certificate of primary school

• 1972 - International Baccalaureate
• 1978 - Diploma in Languages and Oriental Civilization Institute In
Paris (France)

Positions

• 2021 - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

(17 November 2021)
• 2020 - Dignitary Ambassador of Republic of Chad.
• 2019 to 2020 - Minister, Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the
Republic of Chad.
• 2018 - Diplomatic advisor at the Presidency of the Republic of Chad.
• 2017 - Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International
Cooperation of the Republic of Chad.
• 2007 to 2017 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chad in
France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Vatican.
• 1991 to 2001 - Chief advisor in the Embassy of the Republic of Chad to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
• 1990 to 1991 - Chief of staff at the Ministry of Foreign affairs of the Republic
of Chad.
• 1981 to 1982 - Head of the Europe and America Division in the Economic and
International Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Chad.

Awards

• Knight of the national Order Merit in Chad.

• Officer of the Legion of Honor of France.
• Honorific ambassador of Republic of Chad.

Languages

• French - Written and spoken

• Arabic - Written and spoken
• English - Written and spoken