Ihab Ghattas is the Assistant President for the Middle East region at Huawei Technologies, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions. Based at Huawei’s Dubai office, Ihab is responsible for driving Huawei’s business in the region besides being instrumental in developing strategies related to marketing, human resources, social activities and administration. Ihab is also responsible for establishing and developing key relationships with clients and operators across the region.

During his previous assignment as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) with Huawei Technologies, Ihab was responsible for establishing and developing key relationships with operators across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as promoting and introducing Huawei’s Enterprise Solutions to businesses outside of the telecommunications arena.

Ihab Ghattas is a senior telecommunications professional with over 30 years experience in the telecoms industry. Prior to joining Huawei, Ihab spent most of his career with Etisalat, a leading operator in the MENA region. During his time at Etisalat, Ihab held various roles ranging from project implementation and operation & maintenance to network planning and project executions for both wire line and wireless networks. He also played a major role in the introduction of Next Generation Networks (NGN) to Etisalat’s UAE network and was heavily involved in the company’s international operations, particularly in the acquisition of PTCL, the Pakistani national operator.

Mr. Ghattas graduated from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt with a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering