Education
Université de Sherbrooke.
Université de Sherbrooke.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate particularly active in the oil and gas sector. Forbes estimates his Netto worth as $1.4 billion as of November 2013. Akhannouch inherited Akwa from his father.
The couple has three children.
He was a member of the National Rally of Independents Party, before leaving it on 2 January 2012 On 23 August 2013 he was appointed by King Mohammed VI as interim Minister of Finance on an interim basis after Istiqlal ministers resigned from Benkirane"s cabinet, a position he kept until 9 October 2013.