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Chairperson of the African Union Commission

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Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Flag of the African Union
Incumbent Moussa Faki since 14 March 2017
African Union Commission
Style	Excellency
Status	Chief Executive Officer Legal representative Chief Accounting Officer
Abbreviation	AUC Chairperson
Reports to	AU Executive Council
Seat	AU Office Complex, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Appointer	AU Assembly (elected by the AU Executive Council)
Term length	4 years (renewable once)
Constituting instrument	Constitutive Act of the AU (article 20)
Precursor	Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity
Inaugural holder	Alpha Oumar Konaré
Formation	16 September 2003
Salary	$186,921 (per annum)^[1]
Website	au.int/en/cpauc

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the head of the African Union Commission.^[2]

On 30 January 2017, after seven rounds of voting, Chad's Moussa Faki was elected chairperson over Kenya's Amina Mohamed.^[3] He was re-elected in 2021 for another four year term which ends in 2025.

History[edit]

List[edit]

No.	Chairperson	Took office	Left office	Country	Region
–	Amara Essy Acting	9 July 2002	16 September 2003	Ivory Coast	West Africa
1	Alpha Oumar Konaré	16 September 2003	28 April 2008	Mali	West Africa
2	Jean Ping	28 April 2008	15 October 2012	Gabon	Central Africa
3	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	15 October 2012	14 March 2017	South Africa	Southern Africa
4	Moussa Faki	14 March 2017	Incumbent	Chad	Central Africa

References[edit]

^ African Union (1 July 2017). "DECISIONS, DECLARATIONS & RESOLUTION" (PDF). Addis Ababa. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2021. Chairperson of the AUC Commission be calculated at D2 Step 10 monthly basic salary (US$10,384.50) increased by 50%, i.e. (US$10,384.5x1.50) = US$15,576.75