Muhammad Jamil Ahmad Mulla
Muhammad Jamil Ahmad Mulla | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 8 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | King Fahd King Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Fahd bin Matad bin Shafaq Al Hamad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad bin Jamil bin Ahmad Mulla 12 December 1946 Madinah, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater | |
Muhammad Jamil Ahmad Mulla (Arabic: محمد جميل أحمد الملا; born 12 December 1946) is a Saudi engineer who was minister of communications and information technology from 2003 to 2014.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Mulla was born in Madinah on 12 December 1946.[3][4]
Mulla is a graduate of King Saud University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1972.[4] Then he obtained a Master of Science degree in telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1979.[3] He also participated in various training programs in different countries.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Mulla began his career at the ministry of post, telegraph and telephone in 1972, working initially as a radio engineer and then as an electrical engineer.[4] Later he served as a Riyadh province manager and general manager of the central region for telecommunications.[4] In June 2001, Mullah was named as the governor of the Saudi Telecom Authority.[5] Next, he was appointed assistant deputy minister and then deputy minister of post, telegraph and telephone in charge of operation and maintenance affairs.[3] He then became the governor of the Saudi communications commission.[6]
Mullah was appointed minister of communications and information technology when the office established on 1 May 2003.[6][7] His term ended on 8 December 2014 when Fahd bin Matad bin Shafaq Al Hamad was appointed to the post.[2]
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External links
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