Karen El Zein is a senior programme specialist at the eGovernment Authority in Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, working in the governmental sector of Bahrain as a project manager for the GAID Alliance Bahrain office initiative has allowed her to work in conjunction with Talal Abu-Ghazalah Organization.

Early life and career

Born in London

London

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 to Dina, an English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

-Iraqi

Iraqi people

The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...

 mother and Pradeep, a Lebanese

Lebanese people

The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....

 father, El Zein spent much of her childhood between Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

, the UK and Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

. She gained a Bachelors in International Affairs and Political Science with an emphasis in International Economics from the Lebanese American University

Lebanese American University

The Lebanese American University is a secular, private and independent American university located in Lebanon...

, Lebanon, and has worked as a Polictial, Press, Public Affairs Officer in the British embassy in Bahrain, as well as an associate at Ithmaar Bank

Ithmaar Bank

Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange . It has a total equity of US$1.2 billion and is a full investment bank with business spanning the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region, as well as Asia-Pacific and Europe...

. She is a part of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development organisation and currently resides in Budaiya with her family.

See also

• List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Bahrain
• Local eGovernment
  Local eGovernment
  Local eGovernment is eGovernment as it relates to local government, police, fire, national park and transport authorities.- Local eGovernment in England :...
  
  
• Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
  Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
  Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme is an initiative of the UNDP and "aims to promote the development and application of information and communication technologies for sustainable human development"...
  
  

External links

• Karen El Zein profile at the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development