Aya Chebbi | |
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African Union (AU) Special Envoy for Youth | |
In office November 2018 – November 2021 | |
President | Moussa Faki |
Succeeded by | Chido Cleopatra Mpemba |
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Born | Aya Chebbi 1988 (age 35–36) Dahmani |
Nationality | Tunisian |
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Website | ayachebbi |
Aya Chebbi (Arabic: آية الشابي Aya al-Chebbi; born 1988), is a Tunisian diplomat, and a pan-African and feminist activist. She became the first appointed African Union Envoy on Youth in November 2018.[1] Appointed by the chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki in November 2018, as the youngest senior official in the history of the African Union and youngest diplomat in the chairperson's cabinet. She supports the Chairperson in addressing his thematic priority of working with and for young people and advocate to Silencing the Guns by 2020.[2][3][4][5]