Mahamoud Ali Youssouf

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (born 2 September 1965) is a Djiboutian politician who has been the 5th and current Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 2025. He was the Djiboutian Foreign Minister from 2005 until 2025. He held this office the longest than any other foreign minister.

In April 2024, he was nominated by Djibouti for the role of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. On 15 February 2025, he won the election in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after seven rounds of voting. He defeated former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

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