Mohamed Yonis (b. 1947) is a Somali

Somali people

Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...

 diplomat.

Biography

Yonis has is married to Halima Mumin, with whom he has four children: Safia Yonis, Zacharia Yonis, Fatima Yonis and Ahmed Yonis.

In a professional capacity, he serves as the Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management in the African Union

African Union

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-United Nations

United Nations

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 Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).