Chairperson of the African Union Commission

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the head of the African Union Commission.[1] On February 15, 2025, it was announced that djiboutian Mahamoud Ali Youssouf would become the further Chairperson.[2]

Chairperson of the
African Union Commission
Appointerthe Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderAlpha Oumar Konaré
Formation16 September 2003
Websitecpauc.au.int/en/

List

# Portrait Chairperson Took Office Left Office Country Region
75px Amara Essy
Acting
9 July 2002 16 September 2003 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast West Africa
1 75px Alpha Oumar Konaré 16 September 2003 28 April 2008 22x20px Mali West Africa
2 75px Jean Ping 28 April 2008 15 October 2012 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Central Africa
3 75px Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 15 October 2012 14 March 2017  South Africa Southern Africa
4 75px Moussa Faki 14 March 2017 13 March 2025 File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad Central Africa
5 William Hague and Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (3x4 cropped).jpg Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 13 March 2025 Incumbent  Djibouti East Africa

References

  1. "AU: The Commission". African Union. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. "Mahmoud Ali Youssouf wins AUC chairmanship". The Nairobi law monthly. 15 February 2025. https://nairobilawmonthly.com/mahmoud-ali-youssouf-wins-auc-chairmanship/.