Aziz Akhannouch

About

Aziz Akhannouch (Arabic: عزيز أخنوش, romanized: ʻAzīz Akhanūsh, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵄⴰⵣⵉⵣ ⴰⵅⵏⵏⵓⵛ; born 16 August 1961) is a Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire who has served as the Prime Minister of Morocco since 2021. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2021 and is also the CEO of Akwa Group. His political career has been generally characterized by several controversies, including accusations of corruption and negative relations with the press.
Akhannouch’s government has been characterized by inflation, as well as continued protests and suppression of dissenting opinions.

== Early life and education ==
Akhannouch was born in 1961 in Tafraout and raised in Casablanca. His mother and sister were survivors of the 1960 Agadir earthquake that killed ten of his family members; they were reported to have been left buried beneath rubble for several hours before being rescued.
In 1986, Akhannouch graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke with a management diploma.

== Business ==
He is the CEO of Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate particularly active in the oil and gas sector. Forbes estimated his net worth as $1.4 billion in November 2013. Akhannouch…