Aziz Akhannouch

Aziz Akhannouch
عزيز أخنوش
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Akhannouch in 2022
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
10 September 2021 – 29 September 2026
MonarchMohammed VI
Preceded bySaadeddine Othmani
Succeeded byFatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Leader of the National Rally of Independents
In office
12 October 2016 – 7 February 2026
Preceded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Succeeded byMohamed Chaouki
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests
In office
6 April 2017 – 10 September 2021
Prime MinisterSaadeddine Othmani
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries)
Succeeded byMohamed Sadiki
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
15 October 2007 – 6 April 2017
Prime MinisterAbbas El Fassi
Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byMohand Laenser
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests)
Personal details
Born (1961-08-16) 16 August 1961 (age 65)
Tafraout, Morocco
Political partyNational Rally of Independents (2007–2012, 2016–present)
Spouse(s)Salwa Idrissi
Children3
RelativesAbd al-Hady Akhannouch (brother)
EducationUniversité de Sherbrooke
OccupationBusinessman, politician
Websitewww.akwagroup.com

Aziz Akhannouch (Arabic: عزيز أخنوش; born 16 August 1961) is a Moroccan politician and businessman. Akhannouch was the Prime Minister of Morocco from 2021 until 2026. 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.

On the Forbes list of richest men in Africa in 2020, Akhennouch was 12th.

References

  1. ↑ "Parcours : Les success stories du souss". Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "من هم؟ عزيز أخنوش" [Who are they? Aziz Akhennouch] (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Africa's Richest Billionaires 2020". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.