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Aziz Akhannouch

PEP · Politician

Aziz Akhannouch is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aziz Ahnuş · Aziz Akhannouch · Aziz Akhenouch · Azíz Achanúš · Azíz Ahanús · 15 more...				[sources]
Alias	Aziz Achannusz · Aziz Ajanuch · Aziz Akhennouch · Аханнуш, Азиз				[sources]
Weak alias	アジズ・アフヌッシュ				[sources]
Birth date	1961-08-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Tafraout				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Morocco				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Aziz				[sources]
Political association	National Rally of Independents				[sources]
Title	Son Excellence				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1638114				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chef du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc · Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests (2007-2017) · Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests (2017-2021) · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Morocco (2021-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Sherbrooke (-1986)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Moroccan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kenza Akhannouch Close Associate	child	-	-
Ahmed Akhannouch Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chef du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc	2021-10-07	-

Data sources

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,075

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,933

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United States · CIA

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata328,139

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-morocco-aziz-akhannouch-prime-minister · unprot-5f20f23782172a8c017cfe4a4e8f3322a8537115

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