Chairperson of the African Union Commission
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the head of the African Union Commission.[2]
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Chairperson of the African Union Commission | |
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African Union Commission | |
Style | Excellency |
Status | |
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 |
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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.