Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch

Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch is a Moroccan businesswoman, the founder and CEO of the Aksal Group.

Akhannouch inherited a fortune from her grandfather, Haj Ahmed Benlafkih, a businessman who dominated the Moroccan tea trade in the 1960s. The Aksal Group owns a 50% in Morocco Mall, Africa's largest shopping center, built at a cost of over $240 million in 2007.[1] Aksal also owns the sole franchise for several leading brands in Morocco, including Zara, Banana Republic, Pull & Bear and Gap.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch: princess of business and queen of franchises!", Africa Top Success, 14 February 2014. Accessed 4 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Mfonobong Nsehe, Ten African Multimillionaires You've Never Heard Of, Forbes.com, 24 April 2013.


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