Asmae Boureddaya of the Kingdom of Morocco is the Special Advisor to the CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) on Engagement with Private Sector and Resource Mobilization. She was appointed to this position in January 2020. She started her professional life as early as the age of 16 being the Vice-President of Fifaw NGO, a Moroccan NGO advocating for youth and women integration in the society through culture and entrepreneurship. She then was elected as the Deputy Secretary General of “Alliance des Indépendants”, a Moroccan political Think Tank which supports and attempts to influence decision-makers in various ministries by conducting studies and developing papers on several social and political issues. She also was elected from 2011 to 2015 as a member of the National Council of The National Rally of Independents, a Moroccan political party, allowing her to work in support of the 3rd largest parliamentary group in the Kingdom.