New York- A Moroccan was chosen among Africa's top 10 economic leaders for tomorrow. According to a study conducted by the French Institute Choiseul, 39-year old Mehdi Tazi, CEO of Saham Assurances, ranked 7th among Africa’s top 10 economic leaders for tomorrow.
The fisrt annual survey conducted by the French Institute “identifies and ranks the young African leaders of 40 years old and under, who will play a major role in the development of Africa in the near future.”
In addition to Tazi, 16 other Moroccans are included in the ranking of the 100 top African economic leaders, making Morocco the second best represented African country in the survey after Kenya and Nigeria with 18 each. 58 women are among Africa’s 100 economic leaders.
The ranking is topped by Nigeria’s Iglo Sanomi, followed by Mohammed Dewji from Tanzania and Hisham El Khazindar from Egypt.
The list of the top 10 African leaders is as follows:
1- Iglo Sanomi: Nigeria 2- Mohammed Dewji: Tanzania 3- Hisham El Khazindar: Egypt 4- Isabel Dos Santos: Angola 5- Tidjane Deme: Senegal 6- Nomkhita Nqweni: South Africa 7- Mehdi Tazi: Morocco 8- Marlon Chigwende: Zimbabwe 9- Ashish Thakkar: Uganda 10 Jasmine Diagou Wodié: Ivory Coast