SAARC Secretary-Generals

Abul Ahsan (Bangladesh) (16 Jan 1987 - 15 Oct 1989)

Kant Kishore Bhargava (India) (17 Oct 1989 - 31 Dec 1991)

Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (Maldives) (1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1993)

Yadab Kant Silwal (Nepal) (1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 1995)

Naeem U.Hasan (Pakistan)  (1 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 1998)

Nihal Rodrigo (Sri Lanka)  (1 Jan 1999 - 10 Jan 2002)

Q.A.M.A. Rahim (Bangladesh)  (11 Jan 2002 - 28 Feb 2005)

Chenkyab Dorji (Bhutan)  (1 Mar 2005 - 29 Feb 2008)

Sheel Kant Sharma (India) (1 Mar 2008 - 28 Feb 2011)

H.E. Uz. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (Maldives) (First Women Secretary General for SAARC)(1 Mar 2011 - Present)