Membership of the AALCO
(with year of joining)
1956 - (Original Members) United Arab Republic (Syria and Egypt),
India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka.
1958 - Pakistan
1961 - Thailand
1963 - Ghana
1968 - Jordan
1969 - Sierra Leone
1970 - Iran, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria,
Singapore, Syria
1971 - Nepal
1972 - Mauritius
1973 - Tanzania
1974 - Bangladesh, Gambia, DPR of Korea
1975 - Saudi Arabia, Republic of Türkiye
1976 - Libya, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Republic of Yemen
1979 - Uganda
1980 - Cyprus, Mongolia, Senegal
1983 - People's Republic of China
1986 - Sudan
1990 - State of Palestine
1993 - Kingdom of Bahrain
1999 - Lebanon
2003 - Brunei Darussalam
2004 - South Africa
2006 - Cameroon
2017 - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2019 - Republic of Philippines (Rejoined)
2024 - Burkina Faso
2024 - Republic of Djibouti
Australia ( Permanent Observer )
New Zealand ( Permanent Observer )