Alan Main (1936 - 1 December 2023) was a retired minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly from May 1998 until May 1999.
He was educated at Robert Gordon's College then studied divinity at Aberdeen University from 1954.
[1] He was ordained in 1963 and served as minister at Chapel of Garioch Parish Church, Aberdeenshire, 1963–1970 and was then appointed as chaplain to the University of Aberdeen.
[3] He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the year 1998/1999.
[4] His formal title (following the end of his Moderatorial year) is the Very Reverend Professor Alan Main.