| SESSION | YEAR | NAME | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Emergency Special Session |
2022 |
Mr. Abdulla Shahid | Maldives |
| 32nd Special Session |
2021 |
Mr. Volkan Bozkir | Turkey |
| 31st Special Session | 2020 | Mr. Volkan Bozkir | Turkey |
| 75th | 2020 | Mr. Volkan Bozkir | Turkey |
| 74th | 2019 | Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande | Nigeria |
| 73rd | 2018 | Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés | Ecuador |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 2018 | Mr. Miroslav Lajčák | Slovakia |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 2017 | Mr. Miroslav Lajčák | Slovakia |
| 72nd | 2017 | Mr. Miroslav Lajčák | Slovakia |
| 71st | 2016 | Mr. Peter Thomson | Fiji |
| 30th special | 2016 | Mr. Mogens Lykketoft | Denmark |
| 70th | 2015 | Mr. Mogens Lykketoft | Denmark |
| 29th special | 2014 | Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa | Uganda |
| 69th | 2014 | Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa | Uganda |
| 68th | 2013 | Mr. John W. Ashe | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 67th | 2012 | Mr. Vuk Jeremić | Serbia |
| 66th | 2011 | Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser | Qatar |
| 65th | 2010 | Mr. Joseph Deiss | Switzerland |
| 64th | 2009 | Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki | Libya (formerly Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) |
| 63rd | 2008 | Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann | Nicaragua |
| 62nd | 2007 | Mr. Srgjan Kerim | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| 10th emergency special (resumed twice) | 2006 | Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa | Bahrain |
| 61st | 2006 | Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa | Bahrain |
| 60th | 2005 | Mr.Jan Eliasson | Sweden |
| 59th | 2004 | Mr. Jean Ping | Gabonese Republic |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 2004 | Mr. Julian Robert Hunte | Saint Lucia |
| 10th emergency special (resumed twice) | 2003 | Mr. Julian Robert Hunte | Saint Lucia |
| 58th | 2003 | Mr. Julian Robert Hunte | Saint Lucia |
| 57th | 2002 | Mr. Jan Kavan | Czech Republic |
| 10th emergency special (resumed twice) | 2002 | Mr. Han Seung-soo | Republic of Korea |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 2001 | Mr. Han Seung-soo | Republic of Korea |
| 56th | 2001 | Mr. Han Seung-soo | Republic of Korea |
| 26th special | 2001 | Mr. Harri Holkeri | Finland |
| 25th special | 2001 | Mr. Harri Holkeri | Finland |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 2000 | Mr. Harri Holkeri | Finland |
| 55th | 2000 | Mr. Harri Holkeri | Finland |
| 24th special | 2000 | Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | Namibia |
| 23rd special | 2000 | Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | Namibia |
| 22nd special | 1999 | Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | Namibia |
| 54th | 1999 | Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | Namibia |
| 21st special | 1999 | Mr. Didier Opertti | Uruguay |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 1999 | Mr. Didier Opertti | Uruguay |
| 53rd | 1998 | Mr. Didier Opertti | Uruguay |
| 20th special | 1998 | Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko | Ukraine |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 1998 | Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko | Ukraine |
| 52nd | 1997 | Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko | Ukraine |
| 19th special | 1997 | Mr. Razali Ismail | Malaysia |
| 10th emergency special (resumed) | 1997 | Mr. Razali Ismail | Malaysia |
| 51st | 1996 | Mr. Razali Ismail | Malaysia |
| 50th | 1995 | Prof. Diogo Freitas do Amaral | Portugal |
| 49th | 1994 | Mr. Amara Essy | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 48th | 1993 | Mr. Samuel R. Insanally | Guyana |
| 47th | 1992 | Mr. Stoyan Ganev | Bulgaria |
| 46th | 1991 | Mr. Samir S. Shihabi | Saudi Arabia |
| 45th | 1990 | Mr. Guido de Marco | Malta |
| 18th special | 1990 | Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba | Nigeria |
| 17th special | 1990 | Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba | Nigeria |
| 16th special | 1989 | Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba | Nigeria |
| 44th | 1989 | Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba | Nigeria |
| 43rd | 1988 | Mr. Dante M. Caputo | Argentina |
| 15th special | 1988 | Mr. Peter Florin | German Democratic Republic |
| 42nd | 1987 | Mr. Peter Florin | German Democratic Republic |
| 14th special | 1986 | Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury | Bangladesh |
| 41st | 1986 | Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury | Bangladesh |
| 13th special | 1986 | Mr. Jaime de Piniés | Spain |
| 40th | 1985 | Mr. Jaime de Piniés | Spain |
| 39th | 1984 | Mr. Paul J. F. Lusaka | Zambia |
| 38th | 1983 | Mr. Jorge E. Illueca | Panama |
| 37th | 1982 | Mr. Imre Hollai | Hungary |
| 12th special | 1982 | Mr. Ismat T. Kittani | Iraq |
| Ninth emergency special | 1982 | Mr. Ismat T. Kittani | Iraq |
| Seventh emergency special (resumed) | 1982 | Mr. Ismat T. Kittani | Iraq |
| 36th | 1981 | Mr. Ismat T. Kittani | Iraq |
| Eighth emergency special | 1981 | Mr. Rüdiger von Wechmar | Federal Republic of Germany |
| 35th | 1980 | Mr. Rüdiger von Wechmar | Federal Republic of Germany |
| 11th special | 1980 | Mr. Salim A. Salim | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Seventh emergency special | 1980 | Mr. Salim A. Salim | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Sixth emergency special | 1980 | Mr. Salim A. Salim | United Republic of Tanzania |
| 34th | 1979 | Mr. Salim A. Salim | United Republic of Tanzania |
| 33rd | 1978 | Mr. Indalecio Liévano | Colombia |
| 10th special | 1978 | Mr. Lazar Mojsov | Yugoslavia |
| Ninth special | 1978 | Mr. Lazar Mojsov | Yugoslavia |
| Eighth special | 1978 | Mr. Lazar Mojsov | Yugoslavia |
| 32nd | 1977 | Mr. Lazar Mojsov | Yugoslavia |
| 31st | 1976 | Mr. H. S. Amerasinghe | Sri Lanka |
| 30th | 1975 | Mr. Gaston Thorn | Luxembourg |
| Seventh special | 1975 | Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Algeria |
| 29th | 1974 | Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Algeria |
| Sixth special | 1974 | Mr. Leopoldo Benítes | Ecuador |
| 28th | 1973 | Mr. Leopoldo Benítes | Ecuador |
| 27th | 1972 | Mr. Stanislaw Trepczynski | Poland |
| 26th | 1971 | Mr. Adam Malik | Indonesia |
| 25th | 1970 | Mr. Edvard Hambro | Norway |
| 24th | 1969 | Miss Angie E. Brooks | Liberia |
| 23rd | 1968 | Mr. Emilio Arenales Catalán | Guatemala |
| 22nd | 1967 | Mr. Corneliu Manescu | Romania |
| Fifth emergency special | 1967 | Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak | Afghanistan |
| Fifth special | 1967 | Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak | Afghanistan |
| 21st | 1966 | Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak | Afghanistan |
| 20th | 1965 | Mr. Amintore Fanfani | Italy |
| 19th | 1964 | Mr. Alex Quaison-Sackey | Ghana |
| 18th | 1963 | Mr. Carlos Sosa Rodríguez | Venezuela |
| Fourth special | 1963 | Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan | Pakistan |
| 17th | 1962 | Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan | Pakistan |
| 16th | 1961 | Mr. Mongi Slim | Tunisia |
| Third special | 1961 | Mr. Frederick Henry Boland | Ireland |
| 15th | 1960 | Mr. Frederick Henry Boland | Ireland |
| Fourth emergency special | 1960 | Mr. Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | Peru |
| 14th | 1959 | Mr. Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | Peru |
| 13th | 1958 | Mr. Charles Malik | Lebanon |
| Third emergency special | 1958 | Sir Leslie Munro | New Zealand |
| 12th | 1957 | Sir Leslie Munro | New Zealand |
| 11th | 1956 | Prince Wan Waithayakon | Thailand |
| Second emergency special | 1956 | Mr. Rudecindo Ortega | Chile |
| First emergency special | 1956 | Mr. Rudecindo Ortega | Chile |
| 10th | 1955 | Mr. José Maza | Chile |
| Ninth | 1954 | Mr. Eelco N. van Kleffens | Netherlands |
| Eighth | 1953 | Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | India |
| Seventh | 1952 | Mr. Lester B. Pearson | Canada |
| Sixth | 1951 | Mr. Luis Padilla Nervo | Mexico |
| Fifth | 1950 | Mr. Nasrollah Entezam | Iran |
| Fourth | 1949 | Mr. Carlos P. Rómulo | Philippines |
| Third | 1948 | Mr. H. V. Evatt | Australia |
| Second special | 1948 | Mr. José Arce | Argentina |
| Second | 1947 | Mr. Oswaldo Aranha | Brazil |
| First special | 1947 | Mr. Oswaldo Aranha | Brazil |
| First | 1946 | Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak | Belgium |
