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S.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

AUC Chairperson

S.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

Président de la Commission de l'Union africaine

Term Dates: 
mars 13, 2025
Pays d'origine: 

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

mai 01, 2026

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

avril 29, 2026

The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E.

avril 28, 2026

Representing the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), H.E.

avril 27, 2026

The African Union Commission stands in solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of South Africa in c

avril 23, 2026

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning bid farewell to H.E.

avril 22, 2026

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E.