Mahamoud Ali Youssouf

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
Macamuud Qali Yuusuf
Maxamuud Cali Yuusuf
محمود علي يوسف
Youssouf in 2013
5th Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Assumed office
13 March 2025
Preceded byMoussa Faki
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 May 2005  1 April 2025
PresidentIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
Preceded byAli Abdi Farah
Succeeded byAbdoulkader Houssein Omar
Personal details
Born (1965-09-02) 2 September 1965
Djibouti City, French Somaliland (now Djibouti)
Political partyPeople's Rally for Progress
Alma materLumière University Lyon 2
Websitewww.may-ua2025.dj

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (born 2 September 1965) is a Djiboutian diplomat and the chairperson of the African Union Commission. He is the longest-serving Djiboutian foreign minister, having served since 2005.

In April 2024, he was nominated by Djibouti for the position of the chairperson of the African Union Commission. On 15 February 2025, he won the election in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after 7 rounds of voting.