Aziz Akhannouch

About Aziz Akhannouch

Birth Year: 1961
Birth Place: Casablanca, Morocco, Morocco
Prime Minister: Abbas El Fassi Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded by: Nizar Baraka
Political party: National Rally of Independents (RNI) 2016-
Alma mater: Université de Sherbrooke
Occupation: Businessman, Politician

Aziz Akhannouch Net Worth

Aziz Akhannouch was born on 1961 in Casablanca, Morocco, Morocco. Aziz Akhannouch is the majority owner of Akwa Group, a multibillion-dollar conglomerate founded by his father. It has interests in petroleum, gas and chemicals through publicly-traded Afriquia Gaz and Maghreb Oxygene. Akhannouch is Morocco's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Aziz Akhannouch is a member of Diversified

💰Aziz Akhannouch Net worth: $1.5 Billion

2014 $1.4 Billion
2015 $1.7 Billion
2016 $1.3 Billion
2017 $1.5 Billion
2018 $2.35 Billion

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Biography/Timeline

1986

In 1986, Akhannouch graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke with a management diploma.

2012

From 2003 to 2007, Akhannouch was the President of the Souss-Massa-Drâa regional council. He was a member of the National Rally of Independents Party, before leaving it on 2 January 2012. On 23 August 2013 he was appointed by King Mohammed VI as interim Minister of Finance on an interim basis after Istiqlal ministers resigned from Benkirane's cabinet, a position he kept until 9 October 2013. On 29 October 2016, Akhannouch rejoined the RNI after being elected the President of the party. He took over Salaheddine Mezouar's position, who had resigned.

2013

He is the CEO of Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate particularly active in the oil and gas sector. Forbes estimates his net worth as $1.4 billion as of November 2013. Akhannouch inherited Akwa from his Father. In 2016, Akhannouch was tied for 28th position on Forbes's annual list of the world's wealthiest Arabs.

2016

On 27 July 2016, Akhannouch met with Jonathan Pershing, Special Envoy for Climate Change for the United States. In their meeting, Akhannouch and Pershing spoke about preparations for the 2016 United Nations Conference of the Parties.