Political Leaders: ASEAN

Leaders of the Association of
South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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Note: the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on August 8, 1967.

Secretaries-general

Hartono Rekso Dharsono   7 Jun 1976 - 18 Feb 1978 (†1996) Indonesia 
Umarjadi Njotowijono    19 Feb 1978 -  1 Jul 1978         Indonesia
Datuk Ali bin Abdullah  10 Jul 1978 -  1 Jul 1980         Malaysia
Narciso G. Reyes         1 Jul 1980 -  1 Jul 1982 (†1996) Philippines
Chan Kai Yau            18 Jul 1982 - 16 Jul 1984         Singapore
Phan Wannamethee        16 Jul 1984 - 16 Jul 1986         Thailand
Roderick Yong           16 Jul 1986 - 16 Jul 1989         Brunei
Rusli Noor              17 Jul 1989 -  1 Jan 1993         Indonesia  
Datuk Ajit Singh         1 Jan 1993 -  5 Jan 1998         Malaysia
Rodolfo C. Severino      5 Jan 1998 -  6 Jan 2003 (†2019) Philippines  
Ong Keng Yong            6 Jan 2003 -  7 Jan 2008         Singapore
Surin Pitsuwan           7 Jan 2008 -  9 Jan 2013 (†2017) Thailand
Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi 9 Jan 2013 -  5 Jan 2018         Vietnam
Lim Jock Hoi             5 Jan 2018 -  9 Jan 2023         Brunei
Kao Kim Hourn            9 Jan 2023 -                     Cambodia