Ahmed Abdul Karim Julfar

Ahmed Abdul Karim Julfar

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Knowledge Fund Foundation.”

Name in Arabic:
أحمد عبدالكريم جلفار
Nationality: Emirati
Country of Residence: United Arab Emirates , United Arab Emirates

Ahmed Abdul Karim Julfar's Bio

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Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Knowledge Fund Foundation, United Arab Emirates.

He has been the Managing Director of the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company “ du ” since September 17, 2020, and a member of the Board of Directors of “Al Jalila Children’s Specialist Hospital” and “ Commercial Bank of Dubai .”

He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy since June 30, 2021.

He was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company “du” on March 21, 2018.

He held the position of Director General of the “ Community Development Authority ” between 2016 and 2023, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of “ Commercial Bank of Dubai ” between 2018 and 2021, and held several positions in the Emirates Telecommunications Group “Etisalat” , including: CEO of the group between 2011 and 2016, and Chief Operating Officer between 2006 and 2011, and General Manager, in addition to many other administrative and technical positions.

He also led the operations of the Etisalat Group in 15 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and supervised the new phase of development witnessed by the group’s operations in the Emirates and in other global Etisalat markets.

He assumed the position of Vice President of the “Global Mobile Communications Union”, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Etihad Etisalat Company “Mobily” between 2008 and 2016, and “Maroc Telecom Company” between 2014 and 2016, and “Etisalat Egypt Company” between 2010 and 2016, and “Excelcomindo Company” in Indonesia.

He won the “CEO Award in the Telecommunications Sector” for the year 2013.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Gonzaga University in the United States of America. He also completed the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Leadership Development Program.”

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