Former Presidents of the General Conference
- 37th session 2013 - Paris Mr HAO Ping (China)
- 36th session 2011 - Paris Ms Katalin BOGYAY (Hungary)
- 35th session 2009 - Paris Mr Davidson L. HEPBURN (Bahamas)
- 34th session 2007 - Paris Mr George N. Anastassopoulos (Greece)
- 33rd session 2005 - Paris Mr Musa Bin Jaafar Bin Hassan (Oman)
- 32nd session 2003 - Paris Mr Michael Abiola Omolewa (Nigeria)
- 31st session 2001 - Paris Mr Ahmad Jalali (Islamic Republic of Iran)
- 30th session 1999 - Paris Ms Jaroslava Moserova (Czech Republic)
- 29th session 1997 - Paris Mr Eduardo Portella (Brazil)
- 28th session 1995 - Paris Mr Torben Krogh (Denmark)
- 27th session 1993 - Paris Mr Ahmed Saleh Sayyad (Yemen)
- 26th session 1991 - Paris Mr Bethwell Allan Ogot (Kenya)
- 25th session 1989 - Paris Mr Anwar Ibrahim (Malaysia)
- 24th session 1987 - Paris Mr Guillermo Putzeys Alvarez (Guatemala)
- 23rd session 1985 - Sofia Mr Nikolaï Todorov (Bulgaria)
- 22nd session 1983 - Paris Mr Saïd Tell (Jordan) 4th extraordinary session 1982 - Paris Mr Ivo Margan (Yugoslavia)
- 21st session 1980 - Belgrade Mr Ivo Margan (Yugoslavia)
- 20th session 1978 - Paris Mr Napoléon LeBlanc (Canada)
- 19th session 1976 - Nairobi Mr Taaita Toweett (Kenya)
- 18th session 1974 - Paris Ms Magda Joboru (Hungary)
- 3rd extraordinary session 1973 - Paris Mr Toru Haguiwara (Japan)
- 17th session 1972 - Paris Mr Toru Haguiwara (Japan)
- 16th session 1970 - Paris Dr AtilioDell'Oro Maini (Argentina)
- 15th session 1968 - Paris Mr Willian Eteki-Mboumoua (Cameroon)
- 14th session 1966 - Paris Professor Bedrettin Tuncel (Turkey)
- 13th session 1964 - Paris Professor Norair M. Sissakian (Soviet Union)
- 12th session 1962 - Paris Professor Paulo E. de Berrêdo Carneiro (Brazil)
- 11th session 1960 - Paris Mr Akale-Work Abte-Wold (Ethiopia)
- 10th session 1958 - Paris Mr Jean Berthoin (France)
- 9th session 1956 - New Delhi Mr Maulana Abul Kalam Azak (India)
- 8th session 1954 -Montevideo Mr Justino Zavala Muñiz (Uruguay)
- 2nd extraordinary session 1953 - Paris Mr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (India)
- 7th session 1952 - Paris Mr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (India)
- 6th session 1951 - Paris Mr Howland Sargeant (United States of America)
- 5th session 1950 - Florence Count Stefano Jacini (Italy)
- 4th session 1949 - Paris Mr E. Ronald Walker (Australia)
- 1st extraordinary session 1948 - Paris Mr Francisco del Río y Canedo (Mexico)
- 3rd session 1948 - Beirut Mr Hamid Bey Frangie (Lebanon)
- 2nd session 1947 - Mexico City Mr Manuel Gual Vidal (Mexico)
- 1st session 1946 - Paris Mr Léon Blum (France)