Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf | |
|---|---|
محمود علي يوسف | |
 Youssouf in 2013 | |
| Foreign Minister of Djibouti | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Dileita Mohamed Dileita Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed |
| Minister-Delegate for International Cooperation of Djibouti | |
| In office 4 July 2001 – 22 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Dileita Mohamed Dileita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1965 Djibouti City, Djibouti |
| Political party | Independent |
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (Afar: Macamud Qali Yuusuf, Somali: Maxamuud Cali Yuusuf, Arabic: محمود علي يوسف; born 2 September 1965) is a Djiboutian diplomat. He has served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2005.
In April 2024, he was nominated by Djibouti for the position of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Biography
[edit]He was born to Somali parents. At the end of his schooling, he obtained his baccalaureate at the Djibouti high school in 1985.
Between 1985 and 1990, he studied foreign languages applied at the Lumière University Lyon 2. During 1988, he studied business management at the University of Liverpool. In 1995, he obtained a management magisterium at Université Laval. He then prepared a thesis at the Université libre de Bruxelles.
Diplomatic career
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Youssouf, worked at Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and headed its Arab affairs department during the 1990s. He served as Ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001.[1]
Youssouf was appointed as Minister-Delegate for International Cooperation on 4 July 2001.[2][3] He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on 22 May 2005.[4] In 2006, he visited Japan.
Youssouf served as Chairman of the 129th Ordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arab League in 2008.[5]
Speaking to The New York Times in 2008, Youssouf said that although Djibouti was a small country, it had a sizable port and hoped to develop its economy along the same lines as Dubai. He highlighted the country's strategic location, which he asserted was better positioned than Dubai.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mahamoud Ali Youssouf", Indian Ocean Newsletter, number 1,136, Africa Intelligence, 28 May 2005.
- ^ "Le gouvernement de Djibouti formé le 4 juillet 2001" Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, number 232, 16 July 2001 (in French).
- ^ List of members of the government of 4 July 2001, presse-francophone.org (2002 archive page) (in French).
- ^ "Décret n°2005-0069/PRE portant nomination des membres du Gouvernement"[permanent dead link], Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti, 22 May 2005 (in French).
- ^ "Djibouti assure la présidence du Conseil de la Ligue des Etats Arabes", ADI, 9 March 2008 (in French).
- ^ Jeffrey Gettleman, "Location Gives Tiny State Prime Access to Big Riches", The New York Times, 30 May 2008.
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