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 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)