Career
He is the brother of another Moroccan-Belgian runner, Mohammed Mourhit. He changed nationality from Morocco to Belgium on 15 August 2003. Two weeks later he competed at the 5000 metres event at the 2003 World Championships, where he did not progress from his heat.
In 2009 he was found guilty of anastrozol doping.
The sample was delivered on 20 July 2008 in an in-competition test in Heusden-Zolder. He received a suspension from July 2008 to July 2010.