The university senate consists of the academic staff that meets at least once a semester to discuss the academic affairs of the university and submit recommendations to the university council for consideration.

Currently Academic Committee of the Senate consists of the following members:-

1. Dr. Mohamed Muse Jibril – Vice President, AA, AU – Chairman
2. Suleiman Hassan Ali, - Chief Registrar, AU
3. Dr. Willis Oso Yuko – Senior Advisor, Academic Affairs & Secretary. to Management.
4. Abubokor Said Ali, - Dean, Faculty of Business & Public Administration, AU
5. Edwin O. Okech, - Dean, Faculty of Computing & Informatics, AU – Secretary
6. Mohamed A. Osman - Dean, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, AU
7. Abdirizak Mahamud Osman, - Dean, Faculty of Economics & Political Science, AU
8. Tawakal A. Ali - Assistant Editor, University Academic Journal Committee, AU
9. Abdirahman Ahmed Muhumed, - Dean, Faculty of Education, AU
10. Harun Ismail Warsame, - Dean, Freshman Department, AU
11. Bishar Elmi Yey, - Director, Quality Assurance and Maintenance of Standards, AU
12. Dr. Mohamed Ali Nageeye, - Dean, Faculty of Sharia & Law, AU
13. Eng. Abdikarim Idiris Nour, - Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AU