H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf - Current Chairperson

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AUC Chairperson

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf-Current Chairperson

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, we 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. He is 60 years old.

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

News & Events

Statements

Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission following the earthquakes in Venezuela

Communiqué du Président de la CUA suite aux séismes au Venezuela

25 juin 2026

Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E.

Readouts

H.E. André Poh, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo presented his Letters of Credence to the AUC Chairperson

Ambassadeur du Congo a présenté ses lettres de créance au Président de la CUA

25 juin 2026

Son Excellence M.

Readouts

AUC Chairperson received H.E. Edouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi

Le Président de la CUA a reçu Ministre des Affaires étrangères du Burundi

22 juin 2026

Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, a reçu en visite de courtoisie S.E.

Press releases

Communiqué du Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine sur l’attaque terroriste à Niamey

Communiqué du Président de la CUA sur l’attaque terroriste à Niamey

18 juin 2026

Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E.

Press releases

The African Union Commission calls for utmost restraint amidst security developments in Mogadishu

La CUA appelle à la plus grande retenue face aux développements à Mogadiscio

4 juin 2026

La Commission de l’Union africaine exprime sa profonde préoccupation face aux développements sécuritaires signalés à Mogadiscio, notamment les affrontements armés survenus dans des zones civiles.

Speeches