Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri served as the Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Secretary General of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) from 1991 to 2019. A trailblazer in cultural diplomacy, Altwaijri established the Supreme Council for Education, Science and Culture for Muslims Outside the Islamic World, alongside launching the ICESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Program and the highly celebrated Islamic Culture Capital initiatives. A passionate advocate for inter-civilisational dialogue and rapprochement between Islamic schools of thought, he remains a senior member of elite global bodies, including the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center. He holds ten honorary doctorates across the Islamic world and Latin America, alongside high-level decorations from 26 nations.