June 2024 OIM Chair Election

June 2024 OIM Chair Election

28-30 June 2024
Registered	18
Turnout	83.33%
Candidate Ibraheem I Saleh A.H Popular vote 10 5 Percentage 66.67% 33.33%
Chair before election Ibraheem I Shaheenistan Chair after election Ibraheem I Shaheenistan

An election was held to elect the first elected Chair of the Organization of Islamic Micronations (OIM). Incumbent Chair Ibraheem I of Shaheenistan defeated incumbent Secretary-General Saleh A.H of Olov by 5 votes.

Background

The 2nd Charter of the Organization of Islamic Micronations (OIM) was passed on 23 June 2024 on the General Assembly of the OIM. The charter opened the opportunity for elections in the OIM. According to the charter, elections should be happened before June 30. One day after passing the charter, Showib Ahmmed of Imruland was appointed as the Chief Justice of the OIM. He announced the commencement of the election shortly after the appointment.

Electoral system

The Chair is elected by direct vote of the full member states of the Organization of Islamic Micronations (OIM). The OIM had 18 full members before starting the elections. Every nation has only one vote. The election is administered by the Chief Justice of the OIM. If he is a candidate or unavailable, the most senior available justice who is not a candidate will administer the election. If all justices are candidates or unavailable, then the Chair will nominate a delegate as election administrator who is not a candidate. The delegate becomes the administrator if they are confirmed by the General Assembly. There are two executive terms per year: the first term is from 1 January to 30 June, and the second term is from 1 July to 31 December. A delegate cannot serve as Chair for more than two consecutive terms. Any full member delegate can run for the post of Chair. More than one delegate from a state cannot run for the election.

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by Chief Justice Showib Ahmmed on 25 June 2024. He announced to hold elections from 28-30 June.

List of candidates of the 1st OIM Chair Election 2024

Topic	Date	Time
Candidacy announcement deadline	26 June 2024	18.00 UTC
Scrutiny of candidacy	27 June 2024	02.00 UTC
Candidacy withdrawal	Anytime before the start of elections
Campaign	No fixed time
Election start	28 June 2024	12.00 UTC
Election end	30 June 2024	11.59 UTC
Power transfer	1 July 2024	00.00 UTC

Candidates

These candidates were registered for the election. Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper.

List of candidates of the 1st OIM Chair Election 2024

No.	Name of candidate	Country	Portrait	OIM office	Registration Date
1	Ibraheem I	Emirate of Shaheenistan	Portrait is not available	Incumbent Chair of the Organization of Islamic Micronations (2024 - present)	25 June 2024
2	Saleh A.H	Islamic Republic of Olov		Incumbent Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Micronations (2024 - present)	26 June 2024

Result

The final result of the elections was announced by Chief Justice Showib Ahmmed at 14.45 UTC on 30 June.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ibraheem I	Independent	10	66.67
	Saleh A.H	Independent	5	33.33
Total			15	100.00
Valid votes			15	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			15	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			18	83.33
Source: Imruland Pratidin

Aftermath

Shortly after announcing the result, winner Ibraheem I appointed Saleh A.H as the Vice-Chair of the Organization of Islamic Micronations. Saleh succeeded Noor Alyarish of Selatan as the 2nd OIM Vice Chair. Ibraheem I also appreciated the support of voters and thanked everyone to participate in the election.

International reaction

• Dunjakistan: Emir Abubakar Ibrahim I congratulated Ibraheem I on his victory in the election saying he is hopeful for the future of the OIM.
• Imruland: Governor Showib Ahmmed congratulated Ibraheem I on behalf of Imruland for his victory. He expressed hope for a stronger relationship between the OIM and Imruland in the future under Ibraheem I’s leadership.