International Organizations and their leaders: Know the Current heads of International Organizations 2023

There are many international organizations around the world that have a huge impact on the lives of millions of people. These organizations are crucial for the maintenance of global peace, supply of oil, control on inflation, etc. While reading newspapers and magazines you must have come across the name of these organizations for exams UN, UNICEF, etc. But, have you ever wondered who runs these organizations.

These international organizations have a large number of people to run them along with a president or head. As a student, you should know the name of all major International Organizations and their presidents/ Leaders/ General Secretaries. You can expect at least 1 or 2 questions from this topic in almost every banking and general government recruitment exam. Go through this post to know complete details about the presidents of all International Organizations.

List of International Organizations and their Heads (President/ General Secretary)

Questions related to the heads of international organizations 2023 are often asked in different competitive exams. For easier reference, you may download the International Organizations head list PDF. Check out the list of all international organizations with their foundation year, headquarter, President/ General Secretary (Heads).

International Organizations	Foundation Year	Headquarter	President/ General Secretary
United Nations Organization (UN)	1945	New York, US	António Guterres
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)	1946	New York, US	Henrietta H. Fore
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)	1969	New York, US	Dr. Natalia Kanem
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)	1964	Geneva, Switzerland	Mukhisa Kituyi
World Health Organization (WHO)	1948	Geneva, Switzerland	Tedros Adhanom
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)	1961	Paris, France	Jose Angel Gurria
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)	1966	Vienna, Austria	Li Yong
International Atomic Agency	1957	Vienna, Austria	Yukiya Amano
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	1960	Vienna, Austria	HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
Amnesty International	1961	London, UK	Kumi Naidoo (Secretary-General)
International Maritime Organisation	1948	London, UK	Kitack Lim
Commonwealth of Nations	1931	London, UK	Head – Queen Elizabeth IISecretary-General- The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)	1985	Kathmandu, Nepal	Esala Weerakoon (Secretary-General)
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)	1967	Jakarta, Indonesia	Lim Jock Hoi (Secretary General)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)	1989	Singapore	Dr. Alan Bollard
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)	1949	Brussels, Belgium	Jens Stoltenberg(Secretary-General)
International Cricket Council (ICC)	1909	Dubai, UAE	Imran Khwaja (interim)
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO)	1945	Rome, Italy	Qu Dongyu
International Court of Justice (ICJ)	1945	The Hague, The Netherland	Joan Donoghue
International Olympic Committee (IOC)	1894	Lausanne, Switzerland	Thomas Bach
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)	1904	Zurich, Switzerland	Gianni infantino
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)	1997	The Hague, The Netherlands	Fernando Arias
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)	1961	Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland	Pavan Sukhdev
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	2016	Beijing, China	JinLiqun
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank)	2014	Shanghai, China	Marcos Prado Troyjo
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	1966	Manila, Philippines	Masatsugu Asakawa
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	1945	Washington DC, US	Kristalina Georgieva (Managing Director) & Gita Gopinath (Chief Economist)
World Bank (WB)	1944	Washington DC, US	David Malpass (President)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)	1947	Geneva	Eddy Njoroge
UN Women (UW)	2010	New York	Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	1957	Vienna	Yukiya Amano, Rafael Grossi
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	1874	Berne	Bishar Abdirahman Hussein
Transparency International (TI)	1993	Berlin	Delia Ferreira Rubio
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)	2009	Abu Dhabi (UAE)	Francesco La Camera
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)	1969	Jeddah	Yousef Al-Othaimeen (Secretary-General)
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORA)	1997	Ebene, Mauritius	Dr Nomvuyo Nokwe
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)	1919	Zurich, Switzerland	Christopher M. A. Brett (Portugal)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)	1921	Monaco	Dr. Mathias Jonas
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)	1912	Monaco	Sebastian Coe
International Hockey Federation (FIH)	1924	Lausanne,Switzerland	Narinder Batra
Federation international des échecs or World Chess Federation (FIDE)	1924	Athens, Greece	Arkady Dvorkovich
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)	1948	Gland, Switzerland	Grethel Aguilar
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)	1998	Los Angeles, USA	Göran Marby (CEO and President),
Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors without Borders (MSF)	1971	Geneva, Switzerland	Christos Christou (MSF International President)
International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF)	1907	Munich, Germany	Vladimir Lisin
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)	1930	Basel, Switzerland	Agustín Carstens
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)	1988	Washington D.C.	Keiko Honda
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	1956	Washington D.C.	Philippe Le Houérou
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)	1957 (But operating starts in 1966)	Washington D.C.	Meg Kinnear
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	1944	Washington D.C.	David Malpass
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)	1923	Lyon, France	Sec-General: Jurgen Stock, President: Kim Jong-yang,
African Union	2001	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Chairman Alpha Conde
The Arab League	1945	Al Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt	Al Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	1991	Minsk Russia	Secretary-General Alexey Sergeev
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)	1981	Riyadh, SaudiArabia	Secretary-General Bahrain A. bin Rashid Al Zayani Supreme Council Presidency: Kuwait
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)	1945	Montreal, Canada	alexander de Junia
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)	2001	Beijing China	Rashid Alimov
World Economic Forum (WEF)	1971	Geneva, Switzerland	Klaus Schwab
International LabourOrganisation (ILO)	1919	Geneva, Switzerland	Guy Ryder
World Trade Organisation (WTO)	1995	Geneva, Switzerland	Roberto Azevedo
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)	1950	Geneva, Switzerland	Gerhard Adrian (President)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)	1967	Geneva, Switzerland	Francis Gurry
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	1863	Geneva, Switzerland	Peter Maurer
United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)	1945	Paris, France	Audrey Azoulay

Important Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of Current heads of International Organizations

Question – 1: Who is the current CEO of Coca Cola?

1. Mark brain
2. John Sam
3. Allen Walker
4. James Quincey

Answer: D (James Quincey)

Question – 2: Who is the Current President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)?

1. Peter Maurer
2. William Carter
3. Jeans Carter
4. Francis Jeams

Answer: 1 (Peter Maurer)

Question – 3: Who is the Current Director General of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)?

1. Peter Maurer
2. Francis Gurry
3. Daren Tang
4. Peter Talaas

Answer: 2 (Francis Gurry)

Question – 4: Who is the Current Managing Director of Transparency International?

1. Kristalina Georgieva
2. Patricia Moreira
3. Roberto Azeveto
4. Delia Ferreira Rubio

Answer: 4 (Delia Ferreira Rubio)

Question – 5: Who is the Current President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

1. Takehiko Nakao
2. Masatsugu Asakawa
3. Shinzo Abe
4. None of these

Answer: 2 (Masatsugu Asakawa)

Question – 6: Who is the Current Secretary General of OPEC?

1. Suhail al-Mazrouei
2. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
3. Mohammad Bin Salman
4. Saddam Hussein

Answer: 2 (Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo)

Question – 7: Who the Current Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?

1. Iyad bin Amin Madani
2. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
3. Prince Salman
4. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen

Answer: 4 (Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen)

Question – 8: Who is the Current Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

1. William Robe
2. Robert B Zoelick
3. Kristalina Georgieva
4. None of these

Answer: 3 (Kristalina Georgieva)

Question – 9: Who is the Current Secretary-General of the Amnesty International?

1. Kumi Naidoo
2. Peter Benenson
3. 3. Dr Agnès Callamard
4. 4. None of these

Answer: 3 (Kumi Naidoo)

Question – 10: Who is the Current President of International Court of Justice(ICJ) ?

1. James Meats
2. Ronny Abraham
3. Joan Donoghue
4. Basharul Asad

Answer: 3 (Joan Donoghue)