Mohamed Heikal was the editor-in-chief of Akher Saa in the 1950s.[3][8] From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author Anis Mansour was the editor-in-chief.[9] Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[10] As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine.[11] On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief.[12]