Portrait of Issad Rebrab & family

Rank #1183

Issad Rebrab & family

Net worth $3.6B

Food · Algeria

Born
Jan 01, 1944
Age
82
Source
Food
Residence
Algiers
Citizenship
Algeria
Marital status
Married
Children
5
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Isaad Rebrab founded Cevital and served as its CEO for more than 50 years; He named his son, Malik, CEO in July 2022.
  • Cevital, Algeria's biggest privately-held company, owns one of the largest sugar refineries in the world, with the capacity to produce 2 million tons a year.
  • Cevital owns European companies, including French home appliances maker Groupe Brandt and Spanish aluminum firm Alas Iberia.
  • After serving 8 months in jail on charges of corruption, Rebrab was released on January 1, 2020. He denies any wrongdoing.
  • In May 2023, an Algerian court barred Rebrab from exercising any commercial or management duties at Cevital.
  • Rebrab is the son of militants who fought for Algeria's independence from France.
  • Cevital helped finance a biopic on Algerian resistance hero Larbi Ben M'hidi, who was executed by the French in 1957.