Amara Essy

Amara Essy
Interim Chairman of the Commission of the African Union
In office
9 July 2002 – 16 September 2003
Preceded by
  • Position established
  • Himself (as Secretary-general of the OAS)
Succeeded byAlpha Oumar Konaré
7th Secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity
In office
17 September 2001 – 9 July 2002
Preceded bySalim Ahmed Salim
Succeeded by
  • Position abolished
  • Himself (as interim Chairman of the African Union)
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
20 September 1994 – September 1995
Preceded bySamuel Insanally
Succeeded byDiogo de Freitas do Amaral
Personal details
Born(1944-12-20)20 December 1944
Bouaké, Ivory Coast, French West Africa
Died8 April 2025(2025-04-08) (aged 80)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
OccupationLawyer, diplomat and politician

Amara Essy (20 December 1944 – 8 April 2025) was an Ivorian diplomat and politician. Close to Félix Houphouët-Boigny, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire between 1990 and 2000, and in this capacity he served as President of the 49th Session of the United Nations General Assembly between September 1994 and September 1995. Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 2001, he became Interim Chairman of the African Union Commission when it was created in July 2002.

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