Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch Founder and CEO, Aksal Group Origin: Morocco Residence: Morocco Sector: Real Estate/ Retail Glamorous Moroccan businesswoman Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch is the founder and CEO of Aksal Group, which owns a big part of Morocco Mall – the second largest shopping centre in Africa, with plans to open similar new major malls in Rabat and Marrakech. Akhannouch’s group also owns the sole franchise rights for several leading brands in Morocco, including Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Fendi, Zara, Banana Republic, Pull & Bear and Gap. Adding to her business ventures, she launched her cosmetics and beauty brand Yan&One in 2017.