Jawad Ziyat
Jawad Ziyat | |
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Jawad Ziyat in 2025 | |
| President of Raja CA | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Abdellah Biraouine |
| In office 13 September 2018 – 14 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Aouzal |
| Succeeded by | Rachid Andaloussi |
| Born | Jawad Ziyat 1967 (age 58–59) Rabat, Morocco |
| Alma mater | Joseph Fourier University Supélec |
| Occupations | Businessman, civil engineer, sports club president |
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| Board member of | Chairman of Injaz Holding Chairman of Jet4you (former) Deputy director of Addoha Group (former) |
Jawad Ziyat (Arabic: جواد الزيات), born in Rabat in 1967, is a Moroccan businessman, CEO of Injaz Holding, and the president of football club Raja CA.
After completing his studies at Joseph Fourier University and Supélec, he began his career in 1991 at Procter & Gamble, before joining the Ministry of Tourism in 1997. In 2005, he chaired Jet4you, the country's first low-cost airline, before joining the board of directors of the Addoha Group in 2008. In 2016, he founded Injaz Holding.
He joined Raja CA as a member in 2005, joined Abdellah Rhallam's board in 2008, and then became vice-president of Abdesalam Hanat in 2010. He returned in 2018 to the interim committee headed by Mohamed Aouzal. He was unanimously elected on 13 September 2018. Under his presidency, the club won the Confederation Cup, the CAF Super Cup, and its first Botola in seven years. In 2019, the club announced a net profit of MAD 6 million, for the first time since 2015. Faced with financial difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, he resigned in December 2020, replaced by Rachid Andaloussi.
In June 2025, Ziyat announced his candidacy for the presidency of Raja. He is bringing a structuring project to activate the Raja SA sports company, increase its budget through a strategic partnership with Marsa Maroc, and professionalize its governance. On 7 July 2025, he was elected president of the club.