By Baron Henri Estramant.
Emiri Decree no. 25 of 2015 issued by His Highness The Emir of Qatar set forth the appointment of Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai as President of the “Communications Regulatory Authority” (CRA).
Mr Al Mannai was previously the CEO of Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN). Under his leadership, it made progress towards the roll-out of its high-speed, fibre optic broadband infrastructure. Mohammed Al Mannai also served as senior director for the network rollout at Oordeoo (formerly Qtel), and was responsible for the design and implementation of both fixed and wireless networks. Since 2010, Mr Al Mannai has also served on the board of the Al Jazeera Network.
As president, Al Mannai will be responsible for leading all technical, financial and administrative affairs of the CRA, established last year to regulate the communications and postal sectors, as well as access to digital media, a statement from the CRA wrote. Al Mannai’s immediate focus will be to engage with the service providers and stakeholders to develop initiatives to ensure that competition in the market is on a level playing field, it was added.
For more information:
- Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority:
- http://www.cra.gov.qa/en/news/mohammed-ali-al-mannai-appointed-president-communications-regulatory-authority
- Oordeoo: http://www.ooredoo.qa/en/home
