Ahmad Bin Byat
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Ahmad Abdullah Juma Bin Byat is Director General of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
.
Recently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Holding
, Bin Byat occupies several high-ranking directorial positions in Dubai including Director General of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority, Executive Chairman of TECOM Investments, Executive Chairman of du - the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, Executive Chairman of Dubai Real Estate Corporation, a member of the board of trustees for Zayed University and member of the Board of Trustees for Dubai School of Government.
He has also previously held a number of prestigious positions including Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai Government, President of Dubai Government Excellence Program and Director General of the Dubai Education Council
In 1999, he was selected the CEO of the Dubai Internet City
. He was in charge of establishing the new initiative to host international companies and bring them to Dubai, especially in the fields of E-commerce and IT
. After a restructure in the whole free zone in 2002, he was chosen to be the Director General of the Free Zone which includes initiatives such as Dubai Media City
, Dubai Knowledge Village
, International Media and Production Zone, Dubai Outsource Zone, Dubai Studio City
and DuBiotech
.
In 2006 he assumed additional responsibilities as the Chairman of the second telecommunications operator in UAE, Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company which offers telecom services under the brand name of du
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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Recently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai . It manages and controls 20 companies, which operate in real estate, hospitality, finance, healthcare, energy, research, education, entertainment, media, internet, tourism and biotechnology...
, Bin Byat occupies several high-ranking directorial positions in Dubai including Director General of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority, Executive Chairman of TECOM Investments, Executive Chairman of du - the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, Executive Chairman of Dubai Real Estate Corporation, a member of the board of trustees for Zayed University and member of the Board of Trustees for Dubai School of Government.
He has also previously held a number of prestigious positions including Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai Government, President of Dubai Government Excellence Program and Director General of the Dubai Education Council
In 1999, he was selected the CEO of the Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom...
. He was in charge of establishing the new initiative to host international companies and bring them to Dubai, especially in the fields of E-commerce and IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. After a restructure in the whole free zone in 2002, he was chosen to be the Director General of the Free Zone which includes initiatives such as Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
, Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village is a educational free trade zone campus in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that provides facilities for training and learning institutions to operate with 100% foreign ownership. There are over 400 institutions operating within it, which include universities,...
, International Media and Production Zone, Dubai Outsource Zone, Dubai Studio City
Dubai Studio City
Dubai Studio City is part of Dubai Media City in Dubai, UAE. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City, it will cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to build movie studios like Hollywood sound stages backlots for various production needs...
and DuBiotech
Dubiotech
DuBiotech, short for The Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park is a new development in Dubai aimed to attract biotechnology research and development to the emirate...
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In 2006 he assumed additional responsibilities as the Chairman of the second telecommunications operator in UAE, Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company which offers telecom services under the brand name of du
Du (telco)
The Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company is a telecommunications company in the United Arab Emirates. Although Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company is its legal name, it was commercially rebranded as du in February 2006...