The 2025 annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires includes three Moroccans with fortunes exceeding $1 billion: Othman Benjelloun, Anas Sefrioui, and Aziz Akhannouch. At the top of the list is Othman Benjelloun, with an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, up from $1.4 billion in 2024. He ranks 14th in Africa and 2,110th globally. Benjelloun is the CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa, which operates in over 20 African countries. Through his holding company, FinanceCom, he also holds a stake in the Moroccan branch of the French telecommunications company Orange. Anas Sefrioui also shares the top spot with Benjelloun, with a net worth of $1.6 billion (ranked 14th in Africa and 2,110th globally). Sefrioui is the founder and CEO of Douja Group, a publicly traded company that has prospered thanks to government contracts. He built his wealth by developing affordable housing projects across Morocco. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch comes in third, with a fortune of $1.5 billion, down from $1.7 billion in 2024. He ranks 16th in Africa and 2,233rd globally. Akhannouch is the main owner of Akwa Group, a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate founded by his father and business partner Ahmed Wakrim in 1932. The group has investments in the petroleum, gas, and chemical industries through its publicly traded companies Afriquia Gaz and Maghreb Oxygène.
