Mehdigholi Bayat (born 6 January 1979 in Tehran) is an Iranian sports administrator who served as president of the Royal Belgian Football Association and managing director of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club.

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Mehdi Bayat
Born	Mehdigholi Bayat (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 45) Malayer, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Citizenship	French
Parent	Abbas Bayat (father)
Relatives	Mogi Bayat (brother)

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Born in Tehran and raised in Cannes, Mehdi Bayat has been the managing director of Charleroi since September 2012.^[1][2][3] He became President of the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2019.^[4]