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 The ASEAN Summit is a biannual meeting held by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in relation to economic, political, security, and socio-cultural development of Southeast Asian countries. In addition, it serves ...

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