Secretary-General of ASEAN

Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Incumbent Kao Kim Hourn since 1 January 2023
Style	His Excellency
Residence	ASEAN Secretariat
Seat	Jakarta, Indonesia
Appointer	ASEAN Summit
Term length	Five years, non-renewable
Constituting instrument	ASEAN Charter
Inaugural holder	Hartono Dharsono
Formation	7 June 1976; 47 years ago (1976-06-07)

The secretary-general of ASEAN is the chief administrative officer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (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.^[1] The term of office is five years.^[2]