Secretaries General of SAARC

NAME	COUNRTY	TERM	STATUS
H.E. Amjad Hussain B. Sial	Pakistan	01-03-2017- 29-02-2020	Retired
H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa	Nepal	01/03/2014- 28/02/2017	Retired
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem	Maldives	12/03/2012- 28/02/2014
H.E. Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed	Maldives	01/03/2011- 22/01/2012
H.E. Mr. Sheel Kant Sharma	India	01/03/2008- 28/02/2011
H.E. Mr. Chenkyab Dorji	Bhutan	01/03/2005- 29/02/2008
H.E. Mr. Q.A.M.A. Rahim	Bangladesh	11/01/2002- 28/02/2005	Retired
H.E. Mr. Nihal Rodrigo	Sri Lanka	01/01/1999- 10/01/2002	Retired
H.E. Mr. Naeem U.Hasan	Pakistan	01/01/1996- 31/12/1998	Retired
H.E. Mr. Yadab Kant Silwal	Nepal	01/01/1994- 31/12/1995	Retired
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Hussain Zaki	Maldives	01/01/1992- 31/12/1993	Retired
H.E. Mr. Kant Kishore Bhargava	India	17/10/1989- 31/12/1991	Retired
(Late) Abul Ahsan	Bangladesh	16/01/1987- 15/10/1989

H.E. Esala Ruwan Weerakoon of Sri Lanka assumed office of the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on 01 March 2020.