The Committee of Permanent Representatives is created by article 13 of the new Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference

Organisation of the Islamic Conference

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Upon the groups's renaming, some sources provided the English-language translation "Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation", but and have since indicated the preferred English translation omits the "the". is an international organisation consisting of 57...

. It consists of the ambassadors accredited to the OIC at its headquarters in Jeddah

Jeddah

Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...

, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

. According to article 13 the “prerogatives and modes of operation of the Committee of Permanent Representatives shall be defined by the Council of Foreign Ministers.”

Like the Executive Committee, the Committee of Permanent Representatives was created to enhance the OIC's ability to act more effectively and more quickly on matters of international concern to its member states.

[New OIC Charter adopted in March 2008 | http://www.oic-oci.org/oicnew/is11/english/Charter-en.pdf]