WORLD IMPACT MEDIA
Get involved
Karim Bouhout

Top Global 100 Impact People · #1

Karim Bouhout

Random fact: Avid chess player and strategic thinker.

Overview

Karim Bouhout is the Moroccan Chairman of Singapore-based Prime Group, a leader driving large-scale infrastructure and energy investments across Africa. Holding dual doctorates in economics and law, he bridges Eastern capital with African growth markets, positioning the continent at the center of a new phase of global trade.

TitleChairman
Websiteprimeinvestmentslimited.net
CompanyPrime Group
Country / RegionSingapore
Age58
IndustryEnergy — Oil and Gas

Impact Summary

MetricValueGIR Score
Financial Influence$66B USD66,000,000
Media InfluenceEmerging500,000
Political ImpactGovernment relations across 8 nations3,000,000
ESG ImpactVisionary — $60B ESG-linked fund60,000,000
Trade Impact$50B USD50,000,000
Digital Assets Impact$5B USD5,000,000
Total Power Rank—184,500,000

Biography

Education: Dual doctorates in Economics and Law

Karim Bouhout is the Moroccan CEO and Chairman of Singapore-based Prime Group, a visionary leader driving transformative investments across Africa's energy, agriculture, trade, and infrastructure sectors.

He also serves as President of Instituto Prime Group, a Brazil-headquartered NGO working across multiple countries to fight poverty, hunger, and malnutrition through health, education, and social development programs.

For over a decade, he has bridged global capital with African markets, positioning Prime Group as a trusted partner in advancing the continent's sustainable growth, with government relations spanning Angola, China, Singapore, Cambodia, Qatar, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Senegal.

Milestones

  • 2024Launches a $60 billion Sharia-compliant investment fund to expand oil exploration, mining, and agriculture across Africa, backed by Chinese and Gulf investors.
  • 2024Secures a SGD 220 million committed share subscription facility from GEM Global Yield to support acquisitions and expansion.
  • 2025Enters advanced talks with Angola's state oil company Sonangol to finance the $6.2 billion Lobito oil refinery, seeking a 60% stake in the long-stalled project.
  • 2026Pursuing a reverse takeover listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), targeted for this year.

Sources

Source: World Impact Media Organization

Methodology: The Top Global 100 Impact People ranking is a list of the world's most impactful people. In calculating business revenue, impacted global business revenue, social media following, online search engine visibility and official partnerships, World Impact Media Organization strives to provide the most transparent calculations available, with each listed profile containing a detailed analysis of how that person's work is impacting the world. Read our complete methodology →

Equal Opportunity

World Impact Media Organization maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is World Impact Media Organization's policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Organization is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (each, a “Protected Characteristic”). World Impact Media Organization prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).