| 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 |
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the head of the African Union Commission.[2]
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.
- ^ African Union (1 July 2017). "DECISIONS, DECLARATIONS & RESOLUTION" (PDF). Addis Ababa. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2021.
Chairperson of the AUC Commission be calculated at D2 Step 10 monthly basic salary (US$10,384.50) increased by 50%, i.e. (US$10,384.5x1.50) = US$15,576.75
- ^ "AU: The Commission". African Union. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "African Union votes to readmit Morocco". BBC News. 30 January 2017.