Among the guests of the academic and political exhibition was Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, a politician, academic, university professor, researcher, and multilingual author, was born and educated in Cairo and Ankara. He is a research fellow at the University of Exeter in the UK. A former member of the Turkish Parliament, he served as the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the first Secretary-General elected by popular vote. A prominent figure in the Islamic world and a leading scholar, you can meet him at the Damascus International Book Fair. You are most welcome.