Dr. Abdul Malek Al Jaber

Dr. Abdul Malek Al Jaber has a wealth of experience and a long record of achievements locally and regionally in the Telecommunications industry.

Dr. Al Jaber is the Founder and Chairman of MENA Apps the first company to focus on customer relations management, social media and its applications in the modern business as well as the first to introduce Arabic API in the MENA Region. The company exploits the untapped potential area of Arabic content and Applications in the Middle East and North Africa by triggering the innovative ideas of the Arab inventors and Entrepreneurs by introducing “Think Digital” concept. MENA Apps is also specialized in Consultancy, Content Market Research, Applications Development, Telecom services, Media Services as well as a multitude of other services related to ICT across the region.

Dr. Al Jaber is the former COO of Zain Group and CEO of Zain Jordan, where he was responsible for a double digit profit growth and for positioning the company as a key regional player in Mobile, Data and Content.

Prior to joining Zain, Dr. Al Jaber served as CEO and vice chairman of the board of the Paltel Group where he was also responsible for profits growth from $15 million to $100 million in 2005. During his tenure, the Paltel Group became the first Palestinian company to adopt the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practice and Reporting, as well as the first company in the country to form a corporate foundation.

Dr. Al Jaber serves as chairman of the Golden Wheat Mills Company and chairman of the board of Holy Land and United for Energy Services. He is a member of the board of the Cairo Amman Bank in Jordan. Dr. Al Jaber is also a founder of Al Rafah Bank, the first micro-finance bank in the region and Member of the Board of Trustees of Aal El Beit University.

In September 2010, Global Telecoms ranked Dr, Al Jaber number 62 on its annual power 100 list, the first Jordanian to be so recognized. He was also ranked number 21 in the top 50 most powerful people in the Media, Marketing and Advertising in June 2011.

Dr. Al Jaber is a member of the Arab Business Council, The World Economic Forum, The Arab Technology Forum, The Young Presidents Organization.

Dr. Al Jaber is a graduate of Jordan University of Science and Technology, McGill University, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and the International School of Management in Paris. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration degree, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering. In 2001 he was awarded His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum’s “Best Arab Manager Award for Excellence in Management” in recognition of his status as the leading business executive in Palestine.