Nouzha El Yacoubi was elected President of the African Mathematical Union (AMU) in July 2017 for the period of 2017-2021. She is the first woman to hold this position.

Nouzha El Yacoubi was the first woman to become Secretary General of the AMU from 2004-2009 and she chaired the AMU Commission on Pan African Mathematics Olympiads from 1995 to 2009. The nomination as President of the AMU is the crowning achievement of a brilliant career of research and service.

Nouzha El Yacoubi, President of the African Mathematical Union