Hisham Allam

Company: Mobile Communications Company (Zain Group)
Position: Chief technology officer

Biography: Hisham Allam was appointed chief technology officer of Kuwait’s Zain Group in December 2011. He oversees the group’s telecommunication networks and technology strategy.

Previously, Allam was the chief operating officer of Zain Sudan having joined the firm in May 2003 as chief technology officer. At Zain Sudan, Allam helped build a nationwide network while deploying the latest technologies, including internet protocol and mobile broadband, increasing the customer base and sustaining the company’s market share in the country.

Allam has a degree in electronics engineering from the University of Kent in the UK. He has also trained in software development, systems administration and management. Zain Group has a commercial presence in eight countries across Africa and the Middle East, with about 42.7 million customers as of December 2012.

Contract Tel: (+965) 2 464 4444
Website: www.zain.com