| 1. | Mr. H.S. Maan (IAS) | - | Upto January, 1972 |
| 2. | Mr. H.L. Maini | 2-1972 to 2-1974 | 2 Years |
| 3. | Mr. M.L. Koul (IAS) | 3-1974 to 12-1976 | 2 years 9 months |
| 4. | Mr. Wajahat Habibullah (IAS) | 1-1977 to 9-1978 | 1 Year 8 months |
| 5. | Mr. G.Q. Bucha (IAS) | 9-1978 to 10-1978 | 1 month |
| 6. | Mr. M.P. Khosla(IAS) | 11-1978 to 7-1979 | 9 months |
| 7. | Mr. B.R. Singh (IAS) | 7-1979 to 10-1982 | 3 years 3 months |
| 8. | Mr. S.M. Disalphene (IAS) | 7-1981 to 8-1981 | (Leave Arrangement) 1 month |
| 9. | Mr. P.L. Kohli | 10-1982 to 11-1982 | 1 Year 1 month |
| 10. | Mr. Mohammed Sayeed | 11-1982 to 5-1985 | 2 years 6 months |
| 11. | Mr. M.S. Pandit (IAS) | 5-1985 to 3-1986 | 10 months |
| 12. | Mr. Ab. Hafeez | 3-1986 to 7-1986 | 4 months |
| 13. | Mr. Umar Jan (IAS) | 8-1986 to 3-1987 | 8 months |
| 14. | Mr. Bashir-ud-Din | 3-1987 to 3-1988 | 1 year |
| 15. | Mr. H.U. Khan | 3-1988 to 4-1993 | 5 years one month |
| 16. | Mr. Vijay Bakaya(IAS) | 5-1993 to 6-1993 | 1 month |
| 17. | Mr. D.P. Khajuria | 6-1993 to 2-1994 | 8 months |
| 18. | Mr. G.N. Ahangar (IAS) | 3-1994 to 7-1995 | 1 year 4 months |
| 19. | Mr. K.B. Aggarwal (IAS) | 7-1995 to 8-1995 | 1 month |
| 20. | Mr. M.Y. Khan | 8-1995 to 12-1996 | 1 year 4 months |
| 21. | Mr. R.K. Handa | 12-1996 to 5-1997 | 5 months |
| 22. | Mr. R.A. Qadri | 5-1997 to 8-2000 | 3 years 3 months |
| 23. | Mr. M.S. Wani | 8-2000 to 6-2001 | 10 months |
| 24. | Mr. B.L. Bhat | 6-2001 to 10-2001 | 4 months |
| 25. | Mr. R.K. Thisoo (IAS) | 10-2001 to 12-2002 | 1 year 2 months |
| 26. | Mr. Dalip Singh (IAS) | 12-2002 to 7-2003 | 7 months |
| 27. | Mr. Inayatullah Khan | 7-2003 to 2-2006 | 2 years 8 months |
| 28. | Mr. Gowhar Ahmad (IAS) | 2-2006 to 9-2008 | 2 years 6 months |
| 29. | Dr. G.N. Qasba | 9-2008 to 11-2009 | 1 year 2 months |
| 30. | Mr. M.A. Laigroo (KAS) | 11-2009 to 6-2010 | 7 months |
| 31. | Mr. M.S.Rather (IAS) | 7-2010 to 7-2010 | 27 days |
| 32. | Mr. Sheikh Niyaz Ahmad | 7-2010 to 5-2011 | (Retirement) 10 months |
| 33. | Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone(KAS) | 6-2011 to June-2012 | Additional Charge(2011-2012) |
| 34. | Abdul Majid Bhat | June-2012 to March 2015 | 36 months |
| 35. | Mr. Asif Hameed Khan (KAS) | 3-2015 to April-2017 | 26 months |
| 36. | Mr. Rakesh Khajuria | 4-2017 to 7-2018 | 1 year 3 months |
| 37. | Mr. Bhawani Rakwal (KAS) | 07-2018 to 04-2021 | 2 year 9 months |
| 38. | Dr Arun Manhas (JKAS) | 04-2021 to 10-2023 | 26 months |
| 39. | Mr. Manzoor Ahmad Qadiri, JKAS | 11-2023 to 08-2024 | 10 months |
| 40. | Mr. Sandesh Kumar Sharma, JKAS | 08-2024 to 01-2026 | 1 year 5 months |
| 41. | Mohammad Farooq Dar, JKAS | 01-2026 to Present | - |
