Mohed Altrad

Mohed Altrad is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948. He was born to a very young mother As of 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth at 6.7$ billion.

Biography Mohed Altrad spent part of his youth in Raqqa, Syria. He is unsure of his date of birth, so he "picked a date from a hat" in order to celebrate one. 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.

Published works

Novels Badawi (Actes Sud), 2002 L’hypothèse de Dieu (Actes Sud), 2006 La Promesse d’Annah (Actes Sud), 2012

Essays Stratégie de groupe (Chotard), 1990. Écouter, Harmoniser, Diriger (Presses de la Cité) 1992. Le management d’un groupe international : vers la pensée multiple (Eska) with Carole Richard, 2008.