The secretary-general of ASEAN is the chief administrative officer of the

Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 Sovereign state, states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its ...

(ASEAN). The secretary-general must come from an ASEAN member state and will be appointed during the ASEAN Summit based on the alphabetical order of member states. The term of office is five years.Secretary-General of ASEAN
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List of secretaries-general

References

{{Southeast Asian leaders ASEAN-related lists Secretaries-General of ASEAN Southeast Asian Nations