Mohamed El-Amine Souef (born July 28, 1962) is a Comorian diplomat and former foreign minister,[1] ambassador to Egypt, and Permanent Representative to the Arab League (1995–1998).

[2] He has been appointed deputy Foreign Minister in charge of the Arab World by president Mohamed Taki Abdulkarim in 1998.

After the reshuffle, Mr. Souef was named Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Comoros to the United Nations in New York (April 2006).

Previously, in government, He served as Parliamentarian, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, State Minister in charge of Cooperation, Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League States and, Adviser to the President of the Comoros.

Souef was appointed on September 1, 2022 as the Special Envoy of the African Union (AU) for Somalia and head the AU's Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS),[4] replacing the Mozambican diplomat Francisco Madeira, who had held the office since 2015.