As the Chief Operations Officer of Zain KSA, Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Mufadda leads the Company’s development teams and is in charge of developing technologies, fostering digital innovation, and improving network operation processes. 

Eng. Al-Mufadda boasts over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and information technology sector. Under his leadership, the launch of the 5th generation (5G) network at Zain KSA marked a significant achievement, establishing it as the largest network in the Middle East and Europe at that time and the third-largest 5G network worldwide. Eng. Al-Mufadda has also spearheaded the National Transformation Program 2020, one of the most significant endeavors undertaken by the company in the broadband sector. Currently, he plays a pivotal role in advancing and implementing green technology keeping pace with the Company's sustainability goals. Furthermore, Eng. Al-Mufadda has successfully led his team in implementing Zain KSA’s strategy in the deployment of the 5G network across the Kingdom, achieving the most significant local and regional accomplishment of its kind, which has yielded the expansion of the Company’s services, solutions, and innovations offered, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies (AR & VR), Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and more.

He further contributed to implementing Project Reload.

Eng. Al-Mufadda initially joined Zain KSA as a Planning Delivery Manager in 2013, gradually advancing through several managerial roles to his current position. Prior to joining Zain KSA, he held several senior technical positions as an R&D Engineer and as Project Manager within Ericsson Group.

Eng. Al-Mufadda is a certified Project Management Professional and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from King Saud University, and a General Management Program certificate from Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires “INSEAD”.