Chairs of The Executive of World Zionist Organization (and The Jewish Agency For Israel)
- Simon Greenberg (1963 - 1968)
- Louis Arie Pincus (1968 - Oct 1973), head of the executive of WZO until 1972
- Yitzhak Navon (1972 - 1978), only head of the Executive of WZO
- Aryeh Dolchin (Oct 1973 - 1975), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
- Pinhas Sapir (1975 - 12 Aug 1975), only head of the Jewish Agency
- Aryeh Dolchin (12 Aug 1975 - 6 Jan 1976), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
- Yosef Almogi (6 Jan 1976 - 1978), only chairman of the Jewish Agency
- Aryeh Dolchin (1978 - Dec 1987)
- Simcha Dinitz (Dec 1987 - 14 Feb 1994)
- Yehiel Leket (Feb 1994 - Feb 1995)
- Avraham Burg (Feb 1995 - Feb 1999)
- Sallai Meridor (25 Feb 1999 - 2005), "acting" until May 1999, then elected
- Zeev Bielski (2005 - 2009)
- Avraham Duvdevani (2010 – present)
In 2009, the positions were separated again. Natan Sharansky was elected as the head of the Jewish Agency and Avraham Duvdevani was elected as the new Chairman of the WZO at the 36th Zionist Congress, on 15 June 2010.
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