Aziz Akhannouch
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]
Aziz Akhannouch Media
Akhannouch with Fumio Kishida in 2022
Akhannouch with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rabat, Morocco, on 29 March 2022
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References
- ↑ "Aziz Akhannouch, Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ Parcours : Les success stories du souss. http://www.telquel-online.com/106/couverture_106_2.shtml. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "من هم؟ عزيز أخنوش" [Who are they? Aziz Akhennouch] (in العربية). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Africa's Richest Billionaires 2020". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.