Abdullah Alswaha — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Saudi Arabia since 2017.
Appointed Chairman of the Saudi Space Agency by Royal Decree in May 2021.
Appointed Chairman of the board of directors for the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in March 2021.
Previously Managing Director of Cisco Saudi Arabia, appointed in May 2016.
Announced $3 billion spending to roll out a nationwide 5G network and connect two million homes with high speed fiber optic in January 2018.
Holds bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School.

Biography

Abdullah bin Amer Alswaha is a Saudi government minister, currently serving as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology since April 2017. In this role, he is responsible for advancing Saudi Arabia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and workforce, aligning with the nation's Vision 2030 program.