Secretary General of the Arab League

This is a list of the secretaries-general of the Arab League since its founding in 1945.

List of secretaries-general[edit]

No. Image Secretary-General
Birth–Death
Took office Left office Nationality
1 Abdul Rahman Azzam
(1893–1976)
22 March 1945 September 1952  Egypt
2 Abdul Khalek Hassouna
(1898–1992)
September 1952 1 June 1972  Egypt
3 Mahmoud Riad
(1917–1992)
1 June 1972 March 1979  Egypt
4 Chedli Klibi
(1925–2020)
March 1979 September 1990  Tunisia
5 Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
(1923–2013)
15 May 1991 15 May 2001  Egypt
6 Amr Moussa
(1936–present)
15 May 2001 1 July 2011  Egypt
7 Nabil Elaraby
(1935–present)
1 July 2011 3 July 2016  Egypt
8 Ahmed Aboul Gheit
(1942–present)
3 July 2016 Incumbent  Egypt

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