Below is the list of IAHR President since the association was founded in 1935: 

• Since 2023: Philippe Gourbesville (France) 

• 2019-2023: Joseph Hun-wei Lee (Hong Kong, China) 

• 2015-2019: Peter Goodwin (USA)

• 2011-2015: Roger Falconer (UK)

• 2007-2011: Nobuyuki Tamai (Japan)

• 2003-2007: Etienne Mansard (Canada)

• 1999-2003: Forrest M. Holly Jr (USA)

• 1995-1999: Helmut Kobus (Germany)

• 1990-1995: Torkild Carstens (Norway)

• 1987-1990: John (Jack) Dempster Lawson (Australia)

• 1983-1987: Erich J. Plate (Germany)

• 1980-1983: John Fisher Kennedy (USA)

• 1975-1979: Michel Hug (France)

• 1972-1975: Taizo Hayashi (Japan)

• 1965-1971: James Wallace Daily (USA)

• 1963-1965: Léopold Escande (France)

• 1960-1963: Arthur Thomas Ippen (UK)

• 1955-1960: Pierre Danel (France)

• 1948-1955: Lorenz G. Straub (USA)

• 1935-1948: Wolmar Knut Axel Fellenius (Sweden)

IAHR also has a special issue of HydroLink in 2005 on "IAHR 70 Years - and Its Presidents" that has the introduction of IAHR President from 1935 through 2003. Click here to download this special issue (in .PDF).