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Mohed Altrad

French businessman

Mohed Altrad (Arabic: محمد الطراد) is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mohed Altrad (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1951.¹

About

He was born to a very young mother and his father gave him away to his grandparents aged four following his mother's death. In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year. As of 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth at 6.7$ billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mohed Altrad, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Altrad groupChair¹⁴
Altrad groupFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedParis 8 University³
Date not recordedParis Dauphine University³
Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique universitaire de Montpellier³
Date not recordedUniversity of Montpellier³

Career

Occupation: computer scientist, businessperson, writer, rugby union executive, entrepreneur.⁸

2020 to 2024Municipal councillor of Montpellier⁵
Since 2011President, Montpellier Hérault Rugby⁵
Since 2011Chair, Montpellier Hérault Rugby⁷
Since 1985Chairperson, Altrad group⁵
Date not recordedFounded Altrad group⁴
Date not recordedChair, Altrad group⁶

Altrad began working for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, which he left to buy a scaffolding company in France in 1985. This acquisition grew into the present-day Altrad Group, employer of 65,000 people distributed in more than 50 countries as of 2025, and involved in the scaffolding and cement-mixing industries. Altrad remains chairman of his namesake company, as well as the rugby club Montpellier Hérault Rugby. He has also written three novels.

In December 2022, Altrad received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine after he and French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte were found guilty of corruption relating to Altrad Group rugby shirt sponsorship deals.

In August 2024, he became the primary sponsor of Garioch Ladies Rugby Football Club (RFC) in Inverurie, northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mohed Altrad (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

Born1951, Raqqa Governorate^{9 10}
CitizenshipFrance¹¹

Awards

2014Officer of the Legion of Honour¹²

Sources

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WikidataMohed Altrad: Chair, Altrad group, on Wikidata
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WikidataMohed Altrad: Chair, Montpellier Hérault Rugby, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsMohed Altrad photo by Alliance Internationale, CC BY 2.0