Claim: Muammar Gaddafi served as the head of the African Union from 2009 to 2010.
Evidence: From 1999 , Gaddafi rejected Arab socialism and encouraged economic privatisation , rapprochement with Western nations , and Pan-Africanism ; he was Chairperson of the African Union from 2009 -- 10.
The Chairman of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State for a one-year term.