[1] Its organs include subsidiaries, specialized and affiliated institutions, Islamic universities, commercial and non-commercial agencies, and various standing committees that play significant roles within the framework of the OIC.
Both are administered by the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation who is responsible for the implementation of decisions and recommendations made by the member states.
The council of foreign ministers are responsible for decisions, however they are implemented by the secretary general likewise subsidiary organs.
[3] Affiliated institutions membership is optional and a government, non-government, company or group within the territories of member states needs to sign memorandum to become a part of the OIC.
An Affiliated institutions of the OIC may obtain the status of observer granted by the Council of Foreign Ministers.