Algerian billionaire Issad Rebrab is now barred from running even his smallest companies
Issad Rebrab, 81, has been stripped of the right to manage the small companies he owns outside Cévital, three years after losing the group itself.
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Issad Rebrab, 81, has been stripped of the right to manage the small companies he owns outside Cévital, three years after losing the group itself.
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Rebrab, former CEO of Cevital Group, was placed on May 18 under judicial control by the public prosecutor at the Sidi M’Hamed court.
Rebrab was reportedly arrested on May 17 by agents of the Algerian Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime.
Rebrab is the founder of Cevital Group.
The Algerian billionaire stepped down as CEO of Cevital in 2022.
The launch of the plant comes five months after Rebrab stepped down as CEO of the group.
The JV will produce motors for washing machines manufactured by Cevital and other partners.
On July 1, his son Malik Rebrab, who has previously held high positions in Cevital, will take over as CEO.
Rebrab is the seventh-richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $5.1 billion.
Rebrab is the founder and owner of Cevital, the country’s leading private group.
The long-time ally of the late former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared before a court in Fellaoucene yesterday.