Ahmad Hanandeh

Ahmad Hanandeh
At a WEF meeting in June 2024
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2020
Monarch	Abdullah II of Jordan
Prime Minister	Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Preceded by	Mothanna Gharaibeh
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Qasim Theeb Al-Hanandeh 1973 (age 51–52)
Alma mater	Yarmouk University (BS)

Ahmad Qasim Theeb Al-Hanandeh (born 1973) is the Jordanian Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship.[1][2][3]

Education

Hanandeh holds a Bachelor of Banking and Finance (1994) from the Yarmouk University.[1]

Career

From 1994 to 2006, he was an accountant of the Aramex Group and later became the country manager of Asian operations.[4]

Until 2011, Hanandeh worked as the General Manager of Posta Plus, a delivery company with locations in the Gulf area, Jordan, China, Egypt, North America and the UK.[5]

Previous to becoming the Chief Executive Officer of Zain Jordan in July 2011, he joined the Zain Sudan mobile operation as Chief Financial Officer in March 2011.[6]

On 7 October 2020, Bisher Al-Khasawneh named Ahmad Hanandeh as new Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship.[1]

On 13 October 2020, he was a speaker at The Jordan Investment and Business Online Seminar, organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.[7]

Personal life

Hanandeh is married and has three children.[4]

References

1. "Ahmad Qasim Theeb Al-Hanandeh". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
2. Luck, Taylor (13 October 2020). "Who is in Jordan's new Cabinet?". The National. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
3. "Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
4. "Ahmad Al Hanandeh appointed CEO of Zain Jordan". zain.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
5. "Who we are". Postaplus. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
6. "Ahmad Hanandeh - Chief Executive Officer, Zain Jordan | Webit Congress". webitcongress.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
7. "Event Report: Jordan Welcomes Japanese Companies in New Fields of Business". United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Retrieved 1 September 2023.