List of International Cricket Council presidents explained

Post:	President
Body:	International Cricket Council
Insigniasize:	150px
Termlength:	2 years
Formation:	1989
Inaugural:	Colin Cowdrey
Last:	Zaheer Abbas
Abolished:	2016

The following is a list of presidents of ICC (International Cricket Council), the international governing body of cricket.

The President of the ICC was largely an honorary position since changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three' of England Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia. Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC.

In 2016, the position of the president of ICC was abolished, with the Chairman becoming an honorary position.^[1]

	Name	Nationality	Term
1.	Colin Cowdrey		1989–1993
2.	Clyde Walcott		1993–1997
3.	Jagmohan Dalmiya	India	1997–2000
4.	Malcolm Gray	Australia	2000–2003
5.	Ehsan Mani	Pakistan	2003–2006
6.	Percy Sonn	South Africa	2006–2007
7.	Ray Mali	South Africa	2007–2008
8.			2008–2010
9.	Sharad Pawar	India	2010–2012
10.	Alan Isaac	New Zealand	2012–2014
11.	Mustafa Kamal	Bangladesh	2014–2015^[2]
12.	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	2015–2016^[3]

• Colin Cowdrey and Clyde Walcott also served as the Chairman of the ICC. Until 1989, the President of Marylebone Cricket Club automatically assumed the chairmanship of the ICC. However even after Cowdrey's appointment, the ICC was still administered by the Secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
• Percy Sonn died on May 27, 2007, while still the President of the ICC. He was succeeded by fellow South African Ray Mali.
• Mustafa Kamal resigned from his post making the allegation that the organisation was run unconstitutionally as he was barred from handing out the champion Trophy to Australia in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.^{[4] [5]}
• Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC. In 2016 the position of the president of ICC was abolished.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mustafa Kamal resigned from his post.
2. News: Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal resigns as ICC president . 18 August 2021 . mint . 1 April 2015 . en.
3. News: Zaheer Abbas is the last ICC president . 18 August 2021 . The Nation . 21 May 2016 . en.
4. News: Kamal quits as ICC president . 18 August 2021 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
5. News: ICC president Mustafa Kamal resigns with scathing attack on ‘ugly people’ . 18 August 2021 . the Guardian . 1 April 2015 . en.
6. News: International Cricket Council / ICC Office Bearers . 18 August 2021 . www.icc-cricket.com.