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H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

AUC Chairperson

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

AUC Chairperson

Term Dates: 
March 13, 2025
Country of Origin: 

About

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

H.E. Mahmoud Youssouf (Djibouti) is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Government Spokesperson of the Republic of Djibouti where he served since 2005. During this time, he led the implementation of the Foreign Policy, managed and led international relations, agreements and cooperation with states and international organizations.

From 2001 to 2005, H.E. Youssouf served as the Minister Delegate for International Cooperation at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Prior to this position, from 1997 to 2001, he served as the plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League of States. At the same time, he served as the Non-Resident Ambassador plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the Republic of Djibouti to Sudan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.

He has also served as both the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In the earlier years, he served as the Director of the Department of the Arab world and Deputy Director of the Directorate for International Organizations, among key other roles.

He has a Master’s in Management from the University of Laval, Canada.

Activities

November 09, 2025

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

November 08, 2025

At this afternoon’s #COP30 Leaders Event in Belém, Roundtable on The Implementation of Adaptation Goals, AUC Chairper

November 07, 2025

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

November 07, 2025

The African Union Commission (AUC) reiterates its unwavering commitment to the principles of sovereignty, non-interfe

November 07, 2025

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met with H.E.