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In March 2020, through his company Afriquia, a subsidiary of the Akwa group, Akhannouch donated roughly one billion dirham ($103.5 million) to the Coronavirus Pandemic Management Fund founded by King Mohammed VI.

On 27 July 2016, Akhannouch met with Jonathan Pershing, Special Envoy for Climate Change for the United States. In their meeting, Akhannouch and Pershing spoke about preparations for the 2016 United Nations Conference of the Parties.

He is the CEO of Akwa Group, a Moroccan conglomerate particularly active in the oil and gas sector. Forbes estimates his net worth as $1.4 billion as of November 2013. Akhannouch inherited Akwa from his father. In 2020, Akhannouch was 21st on Forbes's annual list of the world's wealthiest Arabs (although he is Amazigh, not Arab).

From 2003 to 2007, Akhannouch was the president of the Souss-Massa-Drâa regional council. 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. On 29 October 2016, Akhannouch rejoined the RNI after being elected the president of the party. He took over Salaheddine Mezouar's position, who had resigned.

In 1986, Akhannouch graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke with a management diploma.

Aziz Akhannouch (Berber language: Ɛaziz Axennuc, ⵄⴰⵣⵉⵣ ⴰⵆⴻⵏⵏⵓⵛ; Arabic: عزيز أخنوش ‎; born 1961 in Tafraout) is a Chleuh-Berber Moroccan businessman and current Minister of Agriculture since 2007.