Rear Admiral Md. Khurshed Alam (retd), Secretary of Maritime Affairs Unit, Ministry of External Affairs, has been elected as the Chairman of the Regional Committee of the IOC Central Indian Ocean. He was elected on 19 May at the company’s virtual meeting.
A statement from the foreign ministry said Admiral Alam has been elected for two years. This is possible because the international community has confidence on him and can rely on him.
Founded in 1982, the organisation has a total of 19 members. The member countries are Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
