The World Muslim Congress (''Motamar al-Alam al-Islami'') (Arabic: مؤتمر العالم الإسلامي) is an Islamic organization based in

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. Its co-founder and Secretary-General for over four decades was Inamullah Khan. It was the recipient of the 1987

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, and Khan was the recipient of the 1988

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/ref> It has general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The Congress was founded at the 1949 World Muslim Conference in Karachi, following the creation of

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in 1947.

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, the

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, who presided over the Conference, was elected President of the

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.Husain Haqqani (2005), May 19, 2005
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'', vol. 1 Its cofounder and Secretary-General for over four

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s was Inamullah Khan. Although formally founded in 1949, the Congress traces its roots to a Congress hosted in

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in 1926 hosted by

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shortly after his occupation of Mecca and

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; he "hoped twould confer Islamic sanction upon his administration of the holy cities, instead tleveled many criticisms, and he did not reconvene it."

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President of World Muslim Congress

* Abdullah Omar Nasseef

Vice - President of World Muslim Congress

* Abdullah omer naseer

Secretary General of World Muslim Congress

* Senator

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Executive Director of World Muslim Congress Nigerian Office

* Mallam AbdulRazzaq Ibrahim Salman

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