The International Islamic Relief Organization, (Arabic: هيئة الإغاثة الإسلامية العالمية, also International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia, IIRO and IIROSA), is a charity based in Saudi Arabia. It is a member of The Conference of NGOs, where it serves on the board. The IIRO is included in a list of some of the UNHCR's major NGO partners, which states, "Mention or omission does not imply any form of endorsement by UNHCR.".
(IIRO is not to be confused with Islamic Relief - UK (IR-UK), an English NGO with offices in about 15 nations.)
Mohamed S. Omeish, the brother of Dr. Esam Omeish, is President of the US branch of IIRO.
The United Nations has listed its branch offices in Indonesia and the Philippines as belonging to or associated with al-Qaeda.
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