DECISION ON THE ELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS
OF THE AFRICAN UNION
DOC. EX.CL/740 (XXI)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the Election of the Commissioners;
2. ELECTS the following persons as Commissioners of the African Union (AU):
Name and Country Portfolio
a) Ramtane LAMAMRA (Algeria) - Peace and Security
b) Aisha L. ABDULLAHI (Nigeria) - Political Affairs
c) Elham MAHMOUD (Egypt) - Infrastructure and Energy
d) Mustapha S. KALOKO (Sierra Leone) - Social Affairs
f) Fatima H. ACYL (Chad) - Trade and Industry
g) Rhoda P. TUMUSIIME (Uganda) - Rural Economy and Agriculture
3. RECOMMENDS the elected AU Commissioners for appointment by the Nineteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly;
4. DECIDES that the Commissioners for Human Resources, Science and Technology and Economic Affairs shall be elected only from among male candidates from the Central and Southern Regions in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the Commission as well as the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, during the January 2013 Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.