The First Secretary General of the United Nations elected from Asia was ----
The First Secretary General of the United Nations elected from Asia was ---- Correct Answer U. Thant
U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary - general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non - Scandinavian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month (3,683 days) (taking into account a one - month vacancy in November–December 1966).