Forbes 2026: Morocco's 3 Billionaires Revealed
In its 2026 ranking of the greatest Arab fortunes, Forbes Middle East features three Moroccan names. Three very different paths, spanning finance, hydrocarbons and real estate.
Morocco has three representatives in the 2026 ranking of the greatest Arab fortunes published by Forbes Middle East. These are Othman Benjelloun, Aziz Akhannouch and Anas Sefrioui, three figures from very different sectors: finance, hydrocarbons and real estate.
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Othman Benjelloun tops the Moroccan fortunes cited by Forbes Middle East. The head of Bank of Africa and O Capital Group is ranked 27th among Arab billionaires, with a family fortune estimated at 1.7 billion dollars. His group operates in banking, insurance, telecommunications and several major economic projects.
Just behind him is Aziz Akhannouch. The head of the Moroccan government is ranked 28th, with a family fortune estimated at 1.6 billion dollars. Forbes Middle East attributes his fortune to Akwa Group, a conglomerate active notably in oil, gas and chemicals, through companies such as Afriquia Gaz and Maghreb Oxygène.
The third Moroccan in the ranking is Anas Sefrioui. Founder of Groupe Addoha, he occupies 34th place in the Arab ranking, with a family fortune estimated at 1.3 billion dollars. Forbes Middle East notes that he built his fortune in real estate, particularly in affordable housing in Morocco.
The case of Anas Sefrioui is particularly revealing of the place taken by real estate in the creation of large Moroccan fortunes. The founder of Addoha still holds 64.8% of the group, present in five African countries and involved in more than 26,000 units in production, according to Forbes Middle East.
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This ranking distinguishes billionaire personal or family fortunes, and should not be confused with that of the largest Arab family businesses. Several Moroccan groups also appear there, but not all of their leaders are necessarily ranked among Arab billionaires by Forbes Middle East.
