<Tr> <Th> First holder </Th> <Td> Abul Ahsan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> saarc-sec.org/Former-Secretaries-General/19/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Secretary--General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is the head of the SAARC Secretariat, which is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal . The SAARC is an economic and geopolitical union between the eight South Asian member nations, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka . The Secretary - General is appointed for a three - year term by election by a council of Ministers from member states . The Secretary - General is assisted by eight deputies, one from each nation, who also reside in Kathmandu . The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 by the Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan, who was its first Secretary - General, and was inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal . Since its creation, its member nations have contributed to a total of thirteen General Secretaries . Pakistan's Diplomat Amjad Hussain B. Sial is the current Secretary - General, having assumed charge on March 1, 2017 . </P> <P> The SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal . It coordinates and monitors the implementation of activities, hosts meetings, and serves as a channel of communication between the Association and its member states as well as other regional organisations . </P>

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