The General Trusteeship of Hadhramout University was established in  1993 . It applies the University’s financial and administrative policy, which is determined to provide qualified administrators who are capable of managing the administrative and financial affairs in a manner that ensures the rights of the University members during their period of employment at the University according to the governmental arranged laws. Therefore, the General Trusteeship holds training courses for the qualification of the administrative staff in coordination with experts in the field of administration and finance in order to raise the efficiency level of the administrators and improve the effectiveness of their work and quality.

Also, the General Trusteeship that is represented by the specialized administrations, prepares the financial budgets of the University and submits them to the government and discusses it with the Ministry of Finance in order to protect the rights of its members and to put sufficient amounts for the operational expenses to serve the movement of the educational process.