Assembly/AU/Dec.190(X) DECISION ON APPOINTMENT OF AU COMMISSIONERS The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of the election by the Executive Council of the Commissioners of the AU Commission; 2. APPOINTS the following persons as Commissioner of the African Union; a) Mr. Ramtane LAMAMRA (Algeria) - b) Mrs. Julia Dolly JOINER (The Gambia c) Mrs. Elham Mahmood Ahmed IBRAHIM (Egypt) d) Mrs. Bience Philomina GAWANAS (Namibia) e) Mr. Jean Pierre Onvehoun EZIN (Benin) - f) - Mrs. Elizabeth TANKEU (Cameroon) - g) Mr. M. Maxwell MKWEZALAMBA (Malawi) Peace and Security Portfolio Political Affairs Portfolio Infrastructure and Energy Portfolio Social Affairs Portfolio Human Resources, Science and Technology Portfolio Trade and Industry Portfolio Economic Affairs portfolio 3. CONGRATULATES the newly elected Commissioners; 4. DECIDES that the Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture shall be elected from among female candidates from the Eastern Region; 5. AUTHORIZES the Executive Council to elect and appoint a Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture during its forthcoming Extraordinary Session and report to the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly; 6. DECIDES that the elected Commissioners who did not take the Oath of Office during the current session of the Assembly should do so before the Chairperson of the Commission.