Ahmed Mekky (Egyptian Businessman) was born in 1971 in Egypt.
Ahmed Mekky co-founded in 2008 the telecom company “Gulf Bridge International,” with the objective to build the first submarine cable in the Middle East with the Global Markets (Europe, Africa, and Asia);
Gulf Bridge International has invested 600 million dollars in the project;
In 2012 the cable system was inaugurated covering Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates;
Ahmed Mekky is one of the leaders of the telecommunications sector in the MENA region (the Middle East and North Africa), with more than twenty years of experience;
Mekky is also a member of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Council in Egypt, Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), Italian-Egyptian Business Council;
Mekky holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (University of Cairo) and a
Master of Science in IT (University of Nottingham).