Fouzi Lekjaa

Fouzi Lekjaa (Arabic: فوزي لقجع; born on 23 July 1970) is a Moroccan football administrator and businessman, who is the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation since 2014, and a member of the FIFA Council since 2021. On 7 October 2021 he was appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance, responsible for the budget.[2]

Fouzi Lekjaa
Lekjaa in 2017
Born
Fouzi Lekjaa

(1970-07-22) 22 July 1970[1]
Berkane, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
OccupationMember, FIFA Council

Biography

Fouzi Lekjaa was born in Berkane on 23 July 1970, to a middle-class family. He spent his childhood in this city where he obtained his baccalaureate before starting higher studies in Rabat. His father is a former Arabic teacher who started his career in Berkane.[3]

In 2009, Lekjaa was appointed president of the Berkane Sports Renaissance Club.[4]

Lekjaa quickly created a bond of friendship with Ilyas El Omari, club president at Chabab Rif Al Hoceima, who also has the same background as him.

Lekjaa has been the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) since 13 April 2014, when he succeeded Ali Fassi Fihri.[5]

In March 2021, he was elected to the FIFA Council.[1]

References
  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  2. "Fouzi Lekjaa félicité par son homologue djiboutien" (in French). 9 October 2021.
  3. "Maroc : enquête sur l'inoxydable Fouzi Lekjaa – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. MATIN, Hafsa Sakhi, LE. "Le Matin - Lekjaa remporte les élections à l'unanimité". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. "Élection de Fouzi Lekjaâ au conseil de la Fifa". Maroc hebdo. 25 March 2021.
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