| Secretaries General of ASEAN |
| Name |
Time |
Country |
| H.R Dharsono |
7 June 1976 - 18 Feb 1978 |
 Indonesia |
| Umarjadi Notowijono |
19 Feb 1978 - 30 June 1978 |
Indonesia |
| Datuk Ali Bin Abdullah |
19 Feb 1978 - 30 June 1978 |
 Malaysia |
| Narciso G. Reyes |
1 July 1980 - 1 July 1982 |
 Philippines |
| Chan Kai Yau |
18 July 1982 - 15 July 1984 |
 Singapore |
| Phan Wannamethee |
16 July 1984 - 15 July 1989 |
 Thailand |
| Roderick Yong |
16 July 1986 - 16 July 1989 |
 Brunei |
| Rusli Noor |
17 July 1989 - 1 Jan 1993 |
Indonesia |
| Dato Ajit Singh |
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1997 |
Malaysia |
| Rodolfo C. Severino Jr. |
1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2002 |
Philippines |
| Ong Keng Yong |
1 Jan 2003 - present |
Singapore |
