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Zain KSA Appoints Eng. Saad bin Abdulrahman AlSadhan as Chief Executive
Officer

Zain KSA, the leading telecom
and digital services provider,
announced that its Board of
Directors has appointed Acting
CEO, Eng. Saad bin Abdulrahman
AlSadhan, as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, effective
from July 1, 2025. Eng. AlSadhan
has held the position of the Acting
CEO of Zain KSA since August
2024. He brings over 22 years of
expertise in telecommunications
and information technology.
Prior to this role, he served as the
Chief Business and Wholesale
Officer of Zain KSA and led
the B2B sector growth across
the Company, positioning its
portfolio of business solutions
and services as a key enabler of
the Kingdom’s digital business
transformation. He also led Zain
KSA’s strategic partnerships
and stakeholder relations while
driving the development of
cutting-edge digital products
and solutions. Additionally, Eng.
AlSadhan played a key role in the
launch of Zain Cloud, supporting
the digital transformation of
Saudi Arabia’s public and private
sectors in line with Saudi Vision
2030’s goal of building a fully
integrated digital economy.
He was also instrumental in played a key role in advancing the enterprise and leading global tech companies. This has
developing a comprehensive sector by building Zain KSA’s integrated business enabled the swift introduction of cutting-edge
digital ecosystem that brings services and solutions ecosystem. His efforts technologies into the Kingdom, while also
together innovative telecom aligned with the Company’s strategic objectives driving knowledge transfer and localization.
services and cloud solutions, to support government entities in achieving Before joining Zain KSA, Eng. AlSadhan held
underpinned by advanced 5G their digital goals and to empower companies various leadership roles at prominent local and
technologies. Additionally, he across various industries to grow, enhance international telecom companies. He holds
strengthened Zain KSA’s business their competitiveness locally and regionally, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
and wholesale operations, stay ahead of the evolving business landscape. from King Fahad University of Petroleum and
enhancing network capabilities Since joining Zain KSA in April 2016, Eng. Al- Minerals, in addition to several professional
through strategic investments Sadhan has placed strategic partnerships at certifications in leadership and information
aimed at meeting the full range the heart of his approach. He contributed to technology, as well as General Management
of market demands in these developing a forward-looking strategy for long- Program certificate from Institut Européen
segments. Eng. AlSadhan also term partnerships with government entities d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD).

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