Moroccan billionaire Aziz Akhannouch leaves office after five years as prime minister
Aziz Akhannouch, whose family controls Morocco's biggest fuel distributor, handed over to Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri and said he leaves with a clear conscience.
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Aziz Akhannouch, whose family controls Morocco's biggest fuel distributor, handed over to Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri and said he leaves with a clear conscience.
Morocco's incoming prime minister has formed a four-party coalition without billionaire Aziz Akhannouch's RNI, which led the government for the past five years.
Moroccan billionaire Aziz Akhannouch’s Afriquia Gaz reported MAD370.2 million in consolidated net profit for the first half of 2026, up 0.5% year on year.
Morocco's king named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri prime minister, ending the five-year premiership of billionaire fuel tycoon Aziz Akhannouch after his party lost.
Aziz Akhannouch is worth $1.6 billion, sells Morocco a third of its fuel, and runs the government that awards his companies contracts.
From the multibillion-dollar Akwa Group to influential ventures in chemicals, mining, tourism, and media, discover the man behind the $1.7-billion fortune.
The $100-million decline in his net worth is linked to the revaluation of his holdings in Akwa Group, a diverse Moroccan conglomerate with substantial oil and gas interests.
Akhannouch derives the majority of his fortune from Akwa Group, a multibillion-dollar conglomerate founded in 1932 by his father.
Akhannouch, Morocco’s prime minister and wealthiest individual, has lost half a billion dollars due to declining petroleum assets.
The decline in Akhannouch’s net worth can be linked to his shares in Afriquia Gaz SA.
Akhannouch derives the majority of his fortune from Akwa Group.
Akhannouch has a fortune of $2 billion.