According to the call of Colonel Muammar Al Qaddafi in his speech at the opening of the Eighth Session of Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (OIC) held in Tripoli from 27 Jamadil Awal to 3 Jamadil Thani 1397 H ( 16- 22 May 1977 AD) which included " I appreciate this great work for in every natural or unnatural disaster there should be a role of the Red Cross. So why don't we continue this work through establishing the International Islamic Red Crescent to perform an international humane work. ", the Cconference adopted the resolution No.   (11/8-c) that stipulates to establish an Islamic organization in order to meet the humane purposes and cooperate with the associations of Red Crescent and Red Cross and other similar human organizations.

In accordance to this resolution, the procedures to establish this organization started to prepare the agreement that was adopted later by the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), as explained hereafter:-

1. A meeting of the group of expert jurists was held in Benghazi from 16-18 December 1974 ad. For establishing an Islamic committee of Crescent as an  implementation of the resolution 11/8 issued by the Eighth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers which stipulates to establish an Islamic organization for the Red Crescent and the delegates of the following countries attended the meeting :
Libya – Saudi Arabia – Iraq – The General Secretariat of the Organization Islamic Conference– The general Secretariat of the organization of Arabic Societies of Red Crescent and Red Cross.

2. Several meetings were held to establish the first procedures with the participation of Libya and the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Conference with the cooperation of the expert jurists groupe which put a draft for agreement establishing the Islamic Committee of International Crescent and discussed during five successive sessions of Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.

3. The Twelfth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Baghdad – Iraq during the period from 29 Rajab till 4th  of Shaaban ( from  1st to 6th of June ) issued the resolution No. 4/12 which includes the approval of establishing a Committee formed of 9 member states  namely:-
 
Saudi a Arabia – Jordon – Mali – Cameroon – Kuwait – Indonesia – Libya – Turkey and Senegal in order to complete the following establishing procedures of the Islamic Committee of International Crescent :

*  Preparing the final form of the agreement of the establishment of the Committee.
*  Taking the necessary measurements of preparing the place for the Committee and the means of its work.
*  Suggesting the frame of positions, systems of administration and project of budget.
 
4. The agreement of establishing the Islamic Committee of International Crescent and its place in Benghazi – Libya  (which is one of the specialized institutions of the Organization of Islamic Conference) had been approved according to the resolution (4/13 B) issued by the Thirteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held  in the city of Niamey – Niger during the period from 3 – 7 Thi Alqiada1402 H , 22 – 26 August 1982 AD. ) were approved.

5. Libya (the hosting country of the Committee) has allocated a building in Benghazi as a headquarter, furnished and equipped it with the necessary communication tools as well as providing the financial assistance to assist the secretariat of the Committee in performing its administrative work, periodical meetings and humane activities.

6. The Thirteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Niamey – Niger issued the resolution No. 3/13 concerning the first composition of the Committee to follow up the procedures of the foundation stage from the following countries :
Saudi  Arabia – Cameroon – Turkey – Mali – Indonesia – Koweit – Senegal – Qatar in addition the two permanent members: Libya and OIC.

7. According to the resolution No.7 – 21 issued by the 21st Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Karachi from 25 to 29 of April 1993, the composition of the Committee was decided from the following countries :
Indonesia – Saudi  Arabia – Senegal – Morocco – Iran – Turkey– Guinea – Mali and the two permanent members.

8. The ICIC agreement came into force recently after reaching the needed legal qourom and the election of its eight non permanent members will take place during the forthcoming Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers to be held in Kampala on 18 to 20 June 2008.