The Arab States region presented here follows the specific UNESCO definition which does not forcibly reflect geography. It refers to the execution of regional activities of the Organization.

• Algeria:  Abd el-Kader ben Muhieudine
• Bahrain
• Djibouti
• Egypt: Ahmed Fouad Negm
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait: Ahmed Meshair Al-Adwani
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Malta
• Mauritania
• Morocco: Mohamed Aziz Lahbabi
• Oman
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syrian Arab Republic: Ghada al-Samman
• Tunisia: Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen