President appoints Majed Al Mesmar as director-general of UAE’s telecom regulator

ABU DHABI. President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Majed Sultan Al Mesmar as the DirectorGeneral of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). Al Mesmar has served as the Deputy Director-General of the Telecommunications Sector since joining TDRA in 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Al Mesmar has profound working experience of more than 30 years in telecommunications and regulation, holding various senior-level management posts at several telecom operators locally, regionally and internationally, such as Etisalat Group’s Senior Vice President – Special Projects (UAE), Chief Technical Officer at Mobily (Saudi Arabia) and Chief Operating Officer at Etisalat DB Telecom India Pvt Ltd.