{"id":"fouzi-lekjaa","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouzi-lekjaa","language":"en","name":"Fouzi Lekjaa","name_en":"Fouzi Lekjaa","name_ne":null,"description":"Moroccan politician","headline":"Moroccan politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Fouzi Lekjaa is a Moroccan civil servant, sports executive and politician, who is the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation since 2014 and first vice president of the Confederation of African Football since 2025. He is also a member of the FIFA Council since 2021. On 7 October 2021 he was appointed Minister Delegate for the Budget. He also holds the position of President of the CAF Finance Commission and Vice-President of the Commission in charge of the organization of interclub competitions and the management of the club licensing system within CAF.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 July 1970","date":"1970-07-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Berkane","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q820813"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Morocco","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1028"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"agricultural engineer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10272925"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"sports official","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15986539"},{"text":"sports executive","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26481809"},{"text":"civil servant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212238"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Authenticity and Modernity Party (since 2026)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q784586","start":"2026"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"IAV Hassan II","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3151828","start":"1988","end":"1994"},{"text":"Ecole Nationale d'Administration de Rabat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3578067"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget (since 7 October 2021 · BS 20 Asoj 2078 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109658072","start":"2021-10-07"},{"text":"member (since 25 March 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8191099","start":"2021-03-25"},{"text":"president (since 13 April 2014)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461","start":"2014-04-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Commander of the Order of the Throne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55381658","date":"2022-12-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouzi_Lekjaa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19365724"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Fouzi Lekjaa born?","a":"Fouzi Lekjaa was born on 23 July 1970 in Berkane."},{"q":"What positions has Fouzi Lekjaa held?","a":"Positions held by Fouzi Lekjaa include: Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget (since 7 October 2021); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fouzi Lekjaa (cropped).jpg — Amsttu, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Fouzi Lekjaa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fouzi-lekjaa. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouzi-lekjaa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouzi-lekjaa","ne":null}}