Aziz Akhannouch
Moroccan businessman, politician and current Prime Minister of Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch (Arabic: عزيز أخنوش; born December 31, 1961)[2] is a Moroccan politician and businessman. Akhannouch is the Prime Minister of Morocco since 2021. He was Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021, and President of the regional council of Souss-Massa region from 2003 to 2007. He became Secretary General of National Rally of Independents party since 2016.[3]
Aziz Akhannouch Ɛaziz Axnnuc عزيز أخنوش | |
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Prime Minister of Morocco | |
Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI |
Preceded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
Leader of National Rally of Independents | |
Assumed office 12 October 2016 | |
Preceded by | Salaheddine Mezouar |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests | |
In office 6 April 2017 – 21 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 62–63) 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 | US$2 billion (17 January 2021)[1] |
Website | www |
On the Forbes list of richest men in Africa in 2020, Akhennouch was 12th.[4]
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "من هم؟ عزيز أخنوش" [Who are they? Aziz Akhennouch] (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Africa's Richest Billionaires 2020". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.