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H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

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

AUC Chairperson received H.E. Mr. Youssouf Mondoha Assoumani, Ambassador of the Union of the Comoros
May 08, 2025

H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received H.E. Mr.

AUC Chairperson received H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State of the State of Qatar
May 08, 2025

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received H.E. Dr.

Chairperson received Minister of Foreign Affairs, Democratic Republic of Congo
May 07, 2025

This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, received H.E. Ms.

Joint communiqué AUC / IGAD on the Official Visit to the Republic of South Sudan
May 06, 2025

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) jointly reaffirm their u

South Sudan: Chairperson & Deputy ES, IGAD expressed strong solidarity
May 05, 2025

During a joint mission to the Republic of South Sudan, the Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E.