Kazakh Diplomat Elected as Director General of IOFC

Astana, January 10, 2023 – By the decision of the 6^th General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFC), held in Doha on 3 October 2023, Kazakh diplomat Askar Mussinov was elected as Director General of IOFS, as of 1 January 2024.

Askar Mussinov, a career diplomat, who has held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. He served as Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

In addition, he held the positions of Deputy Minister and Executive Secretary of Kazakh Foreign Ministry. Prior to his appointment as Director General of the IOFC, he was an Assistant Secretary-General for Science and Technology at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation from 2018 to 2022.