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

See also edit