Bougja Abdelaziz | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Known for | President ofRugby Africa |
Bougja Abdelaziz is the former President of World Rugby' African association,Rugby Africa (2002-2019), the administrative body for rugby union in Africa. He is vice-president of the French Association of Travel Management (French:Association Française du Travel Management (AFTM)), the first French organization that representscorporate travel managers.[1][2] Bougja is member of theWorld Rugby Audit & Risk and Regulations committees and theRoyal Moroccan Rugby Federation (FRMR).[3] During his career, he was involved withVeolia Environment[4] and Marco Polo. Bougja attendedUniversity of Toulouse andUniversity of Paris Dauphine from 1975 to 1982 and received a state diploma in accounting expertise. Bougja has extensively contributed to the development of rugby in Africa.[5][6][7] For example, during Bougja's tenure, the number of countries involved in rugby increased from 6 to 32 including 22 World Rugby associates and 10 from Rugby Africa.