The International Islamic Relief Organization,also International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia, IIRO and IIROSA), is a charity based in Saudi Arabia founded by Osama bin-Laden's brother-in-law with clear ties to terrorist organizations world wide. It is a member of The Conference of NGOs, where it serves on the board. The IIRO is included in a list of some of the UNHCR's major NGO partners, which states, "Mention or omission does not imply any form of endorsement by UNHCR.".
(IIRO is not to be confused with Islamic Relief – UK (IR-UK), an English NGO with offices in about 15 nations.)
Mohamed S. Omeish, the brother of Dr. Esam Omeish, is President of the US branch of IIRO.
August 2006 United Nations Security Council listed its branch offices in Indonesia and the Philippines as belonging to or associated with al-Qaeda.
On January 6, 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to
resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and
associated individuals and entities removed the offices in Indonesia and
the Philippines from this Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its
consideration of the delisting requests for these names submitted
through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security
Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive
Reports of the Ombudsperson on these delisting requests.
On August 3, 2006, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of IIRO as terrorist
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Abbreviation | IIROSA |
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Formation | 1951 |
Type | Charitable organization |
Headquarters | Jeddah |
Location | Saudi Arabia |
Secretary General | Adnan Khalil Basha |
President | Abdallah At-Turki |
Parent organization | Muslim World League |
Affiliations | ECOSOC |
Website | http://www.egatha.org |
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