Fouzi Lekjaa

Fouzi Lekjaa
Lekjaa in 2024
15th President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byAli Fassi-Fihri
In office
2013–2013
Preceded byAli Fassi-Fihri
Succeeded byAli Fassi-Fihri
Delegate-Ministry to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget
Assumed office
7 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterAziz Akhannouch
Personal details
Born
Fouzi Lekjaa

(1970-07-22) 22 July 1970
Berkane, Morocco
OccupationMember, FIFA Council

Fouzi Lekjaa (Berber: ⴼⵓⵣⵉ ⵍⴻⵇⵊⴰⵄ Arabic: فوزي لقجع; born on 23 July 1970) is a senior 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.

Since his appointment in 2017, he has overseen the management of the Mohammed VI Football Complex, inaugurated in 2019 in the presence of King Mohammed VI. In 2023, he was again designated to chair the Committee in charge of the joint candidacy of Morocco, Spain and Portugal for the organization of the 2030 World Cup.

Fouzi Lekjaa has been serving in the Akhannouch administration as the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget since 2021. As soon as he was hired, he was in charge of allocating the 10 billion dirhams earmarked for financing the special programme intended to lessen the consequences of delayed rains in accordance with High Royal Directives.