Secretary-General of D-8, Dr. Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 24: Secretary-General of D-8 (Developing-8), Dr. Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi poses during an interview with Turkey's semi-official news agency, Anadolu Agency, in Istanbul, Turkey on November 24, 2017. Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi said Turkey is not a simple member of the D-8. The organization was launched on June 15, 1997, after Turkey's then-prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan, proposed the creation of an economic group consisting of eight emerging economies from the Muslim world, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. Turkey currently holds the chairmanship of the D-8, for the next two years, for the second time in 20 years. (Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)