SOLVED: How to List the Global Administrators in M365 or Azure

We had a client ask us for a list of all of their M365 Azure Global Administrators today and we thought you might want to know the three ways to create that list:


How To List All Global Administrators in M365

  1. Log into admin.microsoft.com (yes, you need to be an administrator)
  2. Click USERS > ACTIVE USERS
  3. Click the FILTER icon (in the top right of the top menu)
  4. Select Global Admins

How To List All Global Administrators in Azure

  1. Log into portal.azure.com (yes, you need to be an administrator)
  2. Enter ROLES AND ADMINISTRATORS in the search field (at the top)
  3. Click MICROSOFT ENTRA ROLES AND ADMINISTRATORS
  4. Type GLOBAL in the search field at the top of the ALL ROLES screen
  5. Click on GLOBAL ADMINISTRATORS

How To List All Global Administrators using PowerShell / CloudShell

  1. Log into portal.azure.com (yes, you need to be an administrator)
  2. Click the CLOUD SHELL icon (at the top right of the screen)
  3. Click NO STORAGE REQUIRED on the GETTING STARTED screen (if you see it)
  4. Enter these 3 lines of code
    Connect-AzureAD
    $role = Get-AzureADDirectoryRole | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -eq 'Global Administrator'}
    Get-AzureADDirectoryRoleMember -ObjectId $role.ObjectId

Published by
Ian Matthews

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