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Hakimi explains mother's long-standing management of his finances
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Hakimi explains mother's long-standing management of his finances

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Achraf Hakimi's mother has managed his finances since he was a teenager, a decision made long before his marriage or divorce.
  • Hakimi stated that he was young and earning significant money, lacking the capacity to manage it himself.
  • He dismissed claims that this arrangement was a strategy to shield assets during his divorce from Hiba Abouk, emphasizing it was a long-standing family decision.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has clarified the long-standing arrangement where his mother manages his finances, asserting it predates his marriage and widely publicized divorce from actress Hiba Abouk in 2023.

Since I was young I earned much money from football but I couldn’t manage it. So my mother managed all that.

— Achraf HakimiExplaining why his mother has managed his finances since his teenage years.

Hakimi explained that the decision was made when he was a teenager and began earning substantial sums from football. Lacking the experience to handle such wealth, his mother, Saida Mouh, took control. "Since I was young I earned much money from football but I couldn’t manage it. So my mother managed all that," Hakimi said in a recent interview.

He continues to rely on his mother for major financial decisions, including property and car purchases. "I always take her opinion about money when I buy a house or a car or when I earn a lot of money," he stated. The family later agreed his mother should dedicate her time entirely to managing his finances.

I always take her opinion about money when I buy a house or a car or when I earn a lot of money.

— Achraf HakimiDescribing his continued reliance on his mother for financial decisions.

Hakimi firmly rejected suggestions that placing his assets under his mother's control was a tactic to protect his wealth during his marriage or subsequent divorce. "No, this has nothing to do with marriage, because as I said, it was always that way since childhood," he insisted. He recalled that even at 18, he couldn't access his bank account, with his mother overseeing everything.

No, this has nothing to do with marriage, because as I said, it was always that way since childhood.

— Achraf HakimiDismissing claims that his financial arrangement was a strategy related to his marriage or divorce.

The Morocco international married actress Hiba Abouk in February 2020, and they separated in 2023. Reports surrounding their divorce claimed Abouk sought half of Hakimi's fortune, only to discover his assets were registered in his mother's name. These claims, however, were never verified, and Hakimi's legal representatives did not comment on the matter.

Even when you are 18 years old, you can’t use your bank account, so my mother controlled everything.

— Achraf HakimiIllustrating the extent of his mother's financial control from a young age.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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