ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
AALCO is an inter-governmental organization with the Member States holding supreme authority within the framework of its Statutes and Statutory Rules. The basic organs of the Organization include: (i) the AALCO Annual Session; (ii) the Liaison Officers Meeting; (iii) the Secretariat; (iv) the Centre for Research and Training; (v) the Regional Arbitration Centres. The membership of the Organization is open to all countries of the Asian-African region provided that it is a full or associate member of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies, organizations and foundations concerned with International Law.
The current composition of AALCO's organizational set up is provided in the following table:
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PRESIDENT |
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Presently from the Republic of India (60th Annual Session) |
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VICE-PRESIDENT |
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Presently from the Republic of Sudan (60th Annual Session) |
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LIAISON OFFICERS |
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Representative of the Governments of Member States |
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Advisory Panel |
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Advisory Panel on the Amendment of the Statutes and Statutory Rules |
Advisory Panel on Financial Matters |
Advisory Panel on The Center for Research and Training |
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AALCO Eminent Persons Group (EPG) Advisory Body |
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Secretary General H. E. Dr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol Kingdom of Thailand |
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Deputy Secretaries-General |
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Dr. Ali Garshasbi Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Mr. SUN Guoshun People’s Republic of China |
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Mr. Jun Yamada Japan |
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Senior Legal Advisor to AALCO |
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Mrs. Anuradha Bakshi |
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Legal Officers |
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Mr. Kiran Mohan V. ( Senior Legal Officer) |
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Mr. Shujoy Mazumdar (Legal Officer) |
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Ms. Devdatta Mukherjee (Legal Officer) |
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Mr. Abraham Joseph (Legal Officer) |
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REGIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRES OF AALCO |
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Country |
Region |
Website |
Agreement Signed with AALCO |
Name of the Regional Representative |
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Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) |
South East Asia |
Wednesday, July 29, 1981 |
Tan Sri Datuk Suriyadi bin Halim Omar |
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Arab Republic of Egypt (Cairo) |
North Africa |
Monday July 24, 1989 |
Dr. Ismail Selim |
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Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran) |
West Asia |
Saturday, May 3, 1997 |
Dr. Alireza Alipanah |
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Federal Republic of Nigeria (Lagos) |
West Africa |
Monday, April 26, 1999 |
Dr. Wilfred Ikatari |
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Republic of Kenya (Nairobi) |
East Africa |
Monday, July 2, 2007 |
Mr. Lawrence Muiruri Ngugi |
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| Peoples's Republic of China (Hong Kong) | East Asia | http://aalcohkrac.org/ | Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | Mr. MH, JP Nicholas Chan |
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AALCO MEMBER STATES |
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Member |
Year of Joining AALCO |
Focal Ministry |
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Kingdom of Bahrain |
1993 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2. |
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People's Republic of Bangladesh |
1974 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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3. |
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Brunei Darussalam |
2003 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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4. |
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People's Republic of China |
1983 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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5. |
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Republic of Cyprus |
1980 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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6. |
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Republic of India |
1956 |
Ministry of External Affairs |
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7. |
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Republic of Indonesia |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Islamic Republic of Iran |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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9. |
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Republic of Iraq |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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10. |
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Japan |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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11. |
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
1968 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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12. |
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State of Kuwait |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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13. |
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Republic of Lebanon |
1999 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants |
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14. |
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Malaysia |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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15. |
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Mongolia |
1980 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Nepal |
1971 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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18. |
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DPR Korea |
1974 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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19. |
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Sultanate of Oman |
1976 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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20. |
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
1958 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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21. |
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State of Qatar |
1976 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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22. |
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Republic of Korea |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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23. |
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
1975 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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24. |
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Republic of Singapore |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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25. |
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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26. |
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State of Palestine |
1990 |
Ministry of Justice |
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27. |
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Republic of Philippines |
2019 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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28. |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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29. |
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Kingdom of Thailand |
1961 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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30. |
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Republic of Türkiye |
1975 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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31. |
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
2017 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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32. |
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Republic of Yemen |
1976 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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33. |
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Arab Republic of Egypt |
1956 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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34. |
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Republic of Cameroon |
2006 |
Presidency of the Republic |
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35. |
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Republic of Gambia |
1974 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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36. |
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Republic of Ghana |
1963 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of Kenya |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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38. |
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State of Libya |
1976 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of Mauritius |
1972 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Federal Republic of Nigeria |
1970 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of Senegal |
1980 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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42. |
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Republic of Sierra Leone |
1969 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of Somalia |
1976 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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44. |
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Republic of South Africa |
2004 |
International Relations and Cooperation |
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Republic of the Sudan |
1986 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
1973 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Republic of Uganda |
1979 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |