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Assoumani's current presidency has been described as increasingly authoritarian.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 January 1959","date":"1959-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Mitsoudjé","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3317188"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Comoros","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5166253"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chairperson of the African Union (since 18 February 2023 · BS 6 Falgun 2079 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q946339","start":"2023-02-18"},{"text":"President of Comoros (since 26 May 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28015452","start":"2019-05-26"},{"text":"President of Comoros (26 May 2016 – 3 February 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28015452","start":"2016-05-26","end":"2019-02-03"},{"text":"President of Comoros (26 May 2001 – 26 May 2006)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28015452","start":"2001-05-26","end":"2006-05-26"},{"text":"President of Comoros (30 April 1999 – 21 January 2001)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28015452","start":"1999-04-30","end":"2001-01-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azali_Assoumani","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Azali Assoumani born?","a":"Azali Assoumani was born on 1 January 1959 in Mitsoudjé."},{"q":"What positions has Azali Assoumani held?","a":"Positions held by Azali Assoumani include: Chairperson of the African Union (since 18 February 2023); President of Comoros (since 26 May 2019); President of Comoros (2016–2019); President of Comoros (2001–2006); President of Comoros (1999–2001)."}],"related":[{"name":"Abdel Fattah el-Sisi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdel-fattah-el-sisi"},{"name":"Paul Kagame","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/paul-kagame"},{"name":"Jakaya Kikwete","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jakaya-kikwete"},{"name":"Thomas Boni Yayi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-boni-yayi"},{"name":"John Kufuor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-kufuor"},{"name":"Macky Sall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/macky-sall"},{"name":"Ikililou Dhoinine","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ikililou-dhoinine"},{"name":"Ali Soilih","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ali-soilih"},{"name":"Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-abdallah-mohamed-sambi"},{"name":"Ahmed Abdallah","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-abdallah"},{"name":"Said Mohamed Jaffar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/said-mohamed-jaffar"},{"name":"Mohamed Ahmed","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohamed-ahmed"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/azali-assoumani-a80cc3a7ab.jpg","width":500,"height":672,"license":"Public domain","credit":"U.S. Department of State","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azali_Assoumani_in_New_York_City_on_September_19,_2023_-_53199606411_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Azali Assoumani","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azali_Assoumani","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q515602","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515602","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Azali Assoumani in New York City on September 19, 2023 - 53199606411 (cropped).jpg by U.S. Department of State (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azali_Assoumani_in_New_York_City_on_September_19,_2023_-_53199606411_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Azali Assoumani, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Azali Assoumani in New York City on September 19, 2023 - 53199606411 (cropped).jpg — U.S. Department of State, Public domain.","cite":"\"Azali Assoumani\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/azali-assoumani. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:41:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/azali-assoumani","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/azali-assoumani","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/azali-assoumani?lang=ne"}}