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Aziz Akhannouch

ⵄⴰⵣⵉⵣ ⴰⵅⵏⵏⵓⵛ / Ɛaziz Axnnuc

‫عزيز أخنوش‬

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Aziz Akhannouch in 2021

Prime Minister-nominee of Morocco

Assuming office

TBD

Monarch Mohammed VI

Succeeding Saadeddine Othmani

Leader of National Rally of Independents

Incumbent

Assumed office

12 October 2016

Preceded by Salaheddine Mezouar

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests

In office

6 April 2017 – 12 September 2021

Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani

Preceded by Himself (as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries)

Succeeded by TBD

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

In office

15 October 2007 – 6 April 2017

Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi

Abdelilah Benkirane

Preceded by Mohand Laenser

Succeeded by Himself (as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests)

Personal details

Born 1961 (age 59–60)

Tafraout, Morocco

Nationality Moroccan

Political party National Rally of Independents

Spouse(s) Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch

Children 3

Alma mater Université de Sherbrooke

Occupation Businessman, Politician

Net worth Increase US$2 billion (17 January 2021)[1]

Website www.akwagroup.com

Aziz Akhannouch (Tachelhit: Ɛaziz Axnnuc, in Tifinagh: ⵄⴰⵣⵉⵣ ⴰⵅⵏⵏⵓⵛ; Arabic: ‫ ;عزيز أخنوش‬born 1961)
[2] is a Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire who is scheduled to become the Prime
Minister of Morocco once his government is formed.[3] He is the CEO of Akwa Group and also served as
Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021.

Contents
1 Early life and education

2 Business

3 Politics

4 Personal life

5 References

6 External links

Early life and education

In 1986, Akhannouch graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke with a management diploma.[4]

Business

He is the CEO of Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate particularly active in the oil and gas sector.[2]
Forbes estimates his net worth as $1.4 billion as of November 2013.[5] Akhannouch inherited Akwa
from his father.[5] In 2020, Akhannouch was 12th on Forbes's annual list of Africa's wealthiest
billionaires.[6]

Politics

From 2003 to 2007, Akhannouch was the president of the Souss-Massa-Drâa regional council.[4] He was
a member of the National Rally of Independents Party, before leaving it on 2 January 2012.[7][8] On 23
August 2013 he was appointed by King Mohammed VI as Minister of Finance on an interim basis after
Istiqlal ministers resigned from Benkirane's cabinet, a position he kept until 9 October 2013.[4] 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.[9]

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.[10]

In March 2020, through his company Afriquia, a subsidiary of the Akwa group, Akhannouch donated
roughly one billion dirham ($103.5 million) to the Coronavirus Pandemic Management Fund founded by
King Mohammed VI.[11][12]
In the 2021 general election, his party placed first, winning 102 seats of the 395 seats. On 10 September
2021, he was appointed as Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI, succeeding Saadeddine Othmani, and
was tasked by the King to form a new government.[3][13]

Personal life

Akhannouch is married to Salwa Idrissi, a businesswoman who owns a company active in malls and
holds the Moroccan franchises for brands such as Gap, Zara and Galeries Lafayette.[5]

References

"Aziz Akhannouch, Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

"Parcours : Les success stories du souss". Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 30
September 2011.

"Le Roi Mohammed VI nomme Aziz Akhannouch chef du gouvernement". Medias24 (in French). 10
September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

Boum, Aomar; Park, Thomas K. (2016). Historical Dictionary of Morocco (3rd ed.). pp. 34–35. ISBN
9781442262966. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

"Aziz Akhannouch & family". Forbes. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 17
November 2013.

"Africa's Richest Billionaires 2020". forbes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

Saad-Alami, Youness (27 September 2011). "Agriculture solidaire: Le coup de pouce d'Akhannouch
Entretien avec le ministre de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche maritime". L'Economiste. Retrieved 30
September 2011.

"Morocco: Gov't Advocates Comparative Advantages Benefiting Agricultural Countries in International

Markets". allafrica.com. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.(subscription required)

"Aziz Akhannouch Elected President of RNI". moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

"US Climate Change Special Envoy in Morocco for COP 22 Discussions". Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Hekking, Morgan (17 March 2020). "Moroccan Government Members Donate Salaries to COVID-19
Fund". Morocco World News. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
"Morocco to create $1 billion fund to counter coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. 15 March 2020.
Retrieved 26 March 2020.

"Mohammed VI nomme Aziz Akhannouch Chef de gouvernement". Telquel (in French). Retrieved 10
September 2021.

External links

Biography at the ministry of agriculture official website

Official website of the Moroccan ministry of agriculture

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Cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane (2012–2017)

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Cabinet of Abbas El Fassi (2007–2012)

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Mohammed VI

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