Walid Tahabsem
Walid Tahabsem (born April 3, 1967, in Amman, Jordan) is a Jordanian-Circassian entrepreneur. He is the president, chief executive officer CEO, and co-founder of Integrated Technology Group; chairman of World Refugees School (WRS); co-founder of Oasis500; and chairman of Endeavor Jordan. He was the first to develop an Arabic artificial intelligence parser.[1] Mr. Tahabsem was awarded the Order of Independence[2], a knighthood of the fourth order, by King Abdullah II.
After graduating from Yarmouk University with a B.Sc. in Computer Science in 1989, Tahabsem founded ITG with only $150 in capital.[3]
He is a member of several national and international boards, councils, and associations, including: Jordan’s National Agenda, Board of Education, Jordan University for Science and Technology (JUST) Advisory Council, German-Jordan University (GJU) Advisory Council, Information Technology Association of Jordan (INT@J) Board, Youth Development Program INJAZ, Prince Hamzah Bin Al Hussein School Board, ICT Advisory Council, Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF), and the Saudi Al-Aghar Think Tank, a nonprofit and independent think tank aiming to transform Saudi Arabia into a knowledge society.[4]
Alma mater
- Yarmouk University.
Occupation
- Co-founder and CEO of Integrated Technology Group.
- Co-founder of Oasis500.
- Chairman of Endeavor.
- Chairman of World Refugees School.
References
- ↑ "Walid Tahabsem: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "King attends Independence Day celebration, honours achievers". 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "We interviewed one of the most successful IT solution providers in the Middle East". 8 June 2016.
- ↑ Tahabsem, Walid. "Walid Tahabsem". Entrepreneur.
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