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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf

Diplomat · Politician

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mahamoud Ali Youssouf · Mahamud Ali Jussuf · Mohamud Ali Yusuf · Μαχαμούντ Αλί Γιουσούφ · Махмуд Али Юссуф · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	M. MAHAMOUD ALI YOUSSOUF · Юссуф, Махмуд Али				[sources]
Weak alias	Jussuf · マハムード・アリー・ユースフ · 默罕默德·优素福				[sources]
Birth date	1965-09-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Djibouti City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Djibouti · Ethiopia				[sources]
Citizenship	Djibouti				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58256				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of the African Union Commission (2025-) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-) · ambassador (2025-)				[sources]
Education	Laval University · Lumière University Lyon 2				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Djiboutian politician (born 1965)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-19

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador	2025-07-23	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2005-05-22	-

Data sources

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Source data IDs: unprot-3a6dfe417bea8f3fc631fde3c11a1b7239d27a3f · us-cia-djibouti-mahamoud-ali-youssouf-minister-of-foreign-affairs-international-cooperation-government-spokesperson

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