Azali Assoumani

Azali Assoumani
غزالي عثماني
Assoumani in 2023
President of the Comoros
Assumed office
3 April 2019
Preceded byMoustadroine Abdou (acting)
In office
26 May 2016 – 13 February 2019
Vice PresidentAbdallah Said Sarouma
Djaffar Ahmed Said
Moustadroine Abdou
Preceded byIkililou Dhoinine
Succeeded byMoustadroine Abdou (acting)
In office
26 May 2002 – 26 May 2006
Vice PresidentCaabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Rachidi ben Massonde
Preceded byHamada Madi (interim)
Succeeded byAhmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
President of the Council of State of the Comoros
In office
30 April 1999 – 21 January 2002
Preceded byTadjidine Ben Said Massounde (acting)
Succeeded byHamada Madi (acting)
21st Chairperson of the African Union
In office
18 February 2023 – 17 February 2024
Preceded byMacky Sall
Succeeded byMohamed Ould Ghazouani
Personal details
Born (1959-01-01) 1 January 1959 (age 65)
Mitsoudjé, French Comoros
Political partyConvention for the Renewal of the Comoros
SpouseAmbari Daroueche Assoumani
ProfessionSenior military officer
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Azali Assoumani (Arabic: غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as the President of the Comoros from 2002 to 2006 and again since 2016, except for a brief period in 2019. He became head of state after staging a coup d'état in 1999 and was elected president in 2002, 2016, 2019 and 2024. He also served as Chairperson of the African Union from February 2023 to February 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ "New African Union chair brings controversial record to top post". AFP. France 24. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "President of Mauritania Elected As New Chairperson of AU". ENA English. Retrieved 19 February 2024.