Hassanein Hiridjee
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Hassanein Hiridjee | |
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 Hassanein Hiridjee in March 2023 | |
| Born | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Organization | Axian Group |
| Title | CEO |
Hassanein Hiridjee (born in 1975 in Antananarivo) is a French-Malagasy entrepreneur. He is the CEO of the panafrican group Axian and a leading figure in the Indian Ocean business world.[1][2]
Education
Hassanein Hiridjee comes from a Khoja (locally known as Karane) family who settled in Madagascar.[1] He graduated from the Tananarive French Lycée in 1992. He then graduated from the ESCP Business School in Paris.[3]
Career
In France, he held several positions in the financial sector before returning to Madagascar. In 1997, he joined the family business initially named Hirimix, founded by his uncles.[3] In December 2015, the company was renamed Axian. Axian is now active in the telecom, energy, real estate and financial services sectors globally.[4] Its expansion beyond Madagascar began in the Indian Ocean and then Africa more widely through forming a presence in Tanzania with the takeover of the operations of Tigo (Milicom SA),[5][1] in Togo in entering TOGOCOM's capital,[6] in Senegal with a partnership with Xavier Niel,[7] and also in the Ivory Coast.[8]
Civil society involvement
In 2017, through Axian Group, he started a foundation called Fondation H which aims to promote the art and practice of African artists internationally. The Fondation H gallery in Marais, Paris has been open since September 2020.[9][10] In May 2023, a new gallery was inaugurated in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[11][12]