Moussa Faki | |
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موسى فكي | |
.jpg) Faki in 2023 | |
| Chair of the African Union Commission | |
| In office 14 March 2017 – 13 March 2025 | |
| Deputy | Thomas Kwesi Quartey Monique Nsanzabaganwa |
| Preceded by | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Succeeded by | Mahamoud Ali Youssouf |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 April 2008 – 30 January 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Youssouf Saleh Abbas Emmanuel Nadingar Djimrangar Dadnadji Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet Albert Pahimi Padacké |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Allam-Mi |
| Succeeded by | Hissein Brahim Taha |
| 11thPrime Minister of Chad | |
| In office 24 June 2003 – 4 February 2005 | |
| President | Idriss Déby |
| Preceded by | Haroun Kabadi |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Yoadimnadji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-06-21)21 June 1960 (age 64) Biltine,Chad |
| Political party | Patriotic Salvation Movement |
Moussa Faki Mahamat (Arabic:موسى فقي محمد,Mūsā Fakī Muḥammad; born 21 June 1960) is aChadian politician and diplomat who has been the electedChairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he wasPrime Minister of Chad from 24 June 2003 to 4 February 2005 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to January 2017. Faki, a member of the rulingPatriotic Salvation Movement (MPS),[1] belongs to theZaghawa ethnic group, the same group as the late PresidentIdriss Déby.[2]
On 6 February 2021, he was re-elected as Chairperson of theAfrican Union Commission for another four year term from 2021–2024.[3][4]
Faki was born in the town ofBiltine in easternChad. He attended university inBrazzaville in theRepublic of the Congo, where he studiedlaw. He went into exile whenHissein Habré took power on June 7, 1982 and joined the Democratic Revolutionary Council headed byAcheikh Ibn Oumar; however, he did not return to Chad when Acheikh joined with Habré in 1988. He eventually returned on 7 June 1991, afterDéby took power. He was director-general of two ministries before serving as the Director-General of the National Sugar Company (SONASUT)[1] between 1996 and 1999.[5]
Subsequently, he served as Director of the Cabinet of President Déby from March 1999 to July 2002, and he was Déby's campaign director for theMay 2001 presidential election.[1][6] Faki was then appointed as Minister of Public Works and Transport in the government of Prime MinisterHaroun Kabadi, which was named on June 12, 2002.[7] After a year in that post, he was appointed asPrime Minister by Déby on June 24, 2003, replacingKabadi. Faki resigned in early February 2005 amidst a civil service strike and a rumored quarrel with Déby.[2]
Faki was nominated as a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council on 19 January 2007,[8] and was then elected as the Council's President in mid-February 2007.[9] In the government of Prime MinisterYoussouf Saleh Abbas, which was announced on April 23, 2008, he was appointed asMinister of Foreign Affairs.[10][11][12]Hissein Brahim Taha was appointed to replace him as Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs on 5 February 2017.[13] Faki took office as Chairperson of the AU Commission on 14 March 2017.[14]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Chad 2003–2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008–2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chair of the African Union Commission 2017–present | Incumbent |
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