Mohed Altrad

$3.39B

as of 10/04/24

About Mohed Altrad

Mohed Altrad heads $5.8 billion (revenue) Altrad Group, which provides added-value industrial services and manufactures construction equipment.

Altrad began life as an orphaned Bedouin in the Syrian desert. He was raised by his grandmother and attended school against her wishes.

He eventually won himself a scholarship to study in France, where he earned undergraduate degrees in physics and math and a Ph.D. in computer science.

After stints at tech firms and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, he bought a bankrupt scaffolding manufacturer in France with a partner in 1985.

Personal stats

Citizenship

France

Source of wealth

Scaffolding, cement mixers

Residence

Montpellier, France

Marital status

In Relationship

Birth date

03/09/48 (age 76)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Mohed Altrad’s fortune is worth

57K

troy ounces of gold

52K

median U.S. household

34K

median U.S. income

0.068%

U.S. credit card volume

0.014%

GDP of the United States

0.01%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Altrad authored three novels, one of which ? Badawi ? French authorities recommended to be included in the nation's educational curriculum.