The first Board of Governors (BOG) of Pakistan Academy of Letters was established in 1978. Under the Act of 2013, the BOG is constituted and notified by the Division concerned, for a tenure of three years, as under:
a. Chairperson, Pakistan Academy of Letters Chairperson
b. Joint Secretary (JS) of the Division Concerned Ex-officio Member
c. one representative/JS of Ministry of Finance Ex-officio Member
d. one representative/BS-20 from HEC Member
e. one representative each from all provinces Ex-officio Members
f. one representative from Islamabad and the other from AJK & GB by rotation Ex-officio Member
g. a man of letters from the writers of English language Member
h. a man of letters from the writers of Urdu language Member
i. one man of letters each from the writers of at least six regional languages Member
j. Director-General, Pakistan Academy of Letters Secretary/Member

Current Board of Governors

The current Board of Governors of the Academy was constituted and notified by the National Heritage and Culture Division in November, 2023, as follows:
1. Dr. Najeeba Arif, Chairperson, PAL Chairperson (ex-officio)
2. Mr. Sabino Sikandar Jalal, JS, NH&C Division Member (ex-officio)
3. Mr. Sohbat Ali Talpur, JS, Finance Member (ex-officio)
4. Mr. Nazir Hussain, Representative HEC Member (ex-officio)
5. Mr. Abbas Tabish, Punjab Member (ex-officio)
6. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Samijo, Sindh Member (ex-officio)
7. Dr. Gulzar Ahmed, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Member (ex-officio)
8. Dr. Zeenat Sana Baloch, Balochistan Member (ex-officio)
9. Mr. Akhtar Usman, Islamabad Member (ex-officio)
10. Mr. Ehsan Shah, Gilgit-Baltistan Member (ex-officio)
11. Mr. Mubeen Mirza, Urdu language Member
12. Mr. Harris Khalique, English language Member
13. Dr. Sughra Sadaf, Punjabi language Member
14. Dr. Manzoor Veesrio, Sindhi language Member
15. Ms. Kulsoom Zeb, Pashto language Member
16. Dr. Zia-ul-Rehman Baloch, Balochi language Member
17. Dr. Sadia Kamal, Saraiki language Member
18. Mr. Afzal Murad, Brahui language Member
19. Mr. Majid Shah, Hindko language Member
20. Mr. Qasim Naseem, Shina/Balti/Khowar language Member
21. Mr. Sultan M. Nawaz Nasir, Director-General Member/Secretary