H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat - Former Chairperson
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat - Former Chairperson
Former Chairperson of the African Union Commission
About
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, born on 21 June 1960, was elected as the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson on 30 January 2017 and assumed office in March 2017.
A constitutional lawyer by profession, Chairperson Faki has occupied senior governmental positions in a career that has spanned over 30 years and includes tenure as foreign minister and Prime Minister in his native country Chad.
At the continental level and during his tenure as Foreign Minister of Chad, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat chaired the United Nations Security Council for the month of December 2015. He also chaired the Peace and Security Council of the AU in September 2013 and steered the Nairobi Extraordinary Summit on the fight against Terrorism. He also served as chairman of the AU Executive Council.
Chairperson Faki has a formidable global reputation as a peace broker in Africa in a career that has placed a central focus on peace and security issues in Africa.
As Chairperson of the Commission, Chairperson Faki is the Chief Executive Officer, legal representative and Chief Accounting Officer. He is directly responsible to the Executive Council for the discharge of his duties.
Activities
January 25, 2025, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following wit
21 January 2025, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat was dismayed to lea
When: Wednesday, 11th January 2023 starting at 8:00 am.
A High-level side event under the theme: “Strengthening Public Health Emergency Operations Centres in Africa: A Call to Action”. Happening on the side-lines of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the AU and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Lusaka, Zambia.
Swearing-in of elected AUC Commissioners
JOINT AU-EU MEDIA ADVISORY
Joint press release - Meeting of the Joint AU-EU-UN Taskforce to Address the Migrant and Refugee Situation in Libya New York, 25 September 2019
Media
Topic Resources
Taking Stock, Charting the Future.
The mandate entrusted to me on 17 January 2017 is fast approaching an end and I will present an exhaustive assessment of it to the Assemb
Excellence Monsieur le Président de la République Populaire de Chine,
Taking Stock, Charting the Future.
The mandate entrusted to me on 17 January 2017 is fast approaching an end and I will present an exhaustive assessment of it to the Assemb