Mr. Ahmed Abdulla Althawadi

Director of Information Technology

Academic qualifications:

career:

Director of the Information Technology Department at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, October 2023 – present
Head of the Shared Services Department at the Information and e-Government Authority 2020-2023
Head of the Government Shared Services Group at the Information and e-Government Authority 2019-2020
Senior computer systems analyst at the Information and e-Government Authority 2015 - 2019
Computer systems analyst at the Central Information Agency 2009 – 2015
Joining the Central Information Agency as a computer technician in 2006

Professional achievements:

Head of the technical team for the project to transfer the systems of state ministries and institutions to Microsoft cloud computing services.
Head of the technical team for the project to replace the email security portal for state ministries and institutions.
Heading several technical teams to develop the infrastructure of a number of government agencies.
Head of the technical team for Microsoft’s cloud computing backup project.
Head of the technical team concerned with developing the eKey system.
Head of the technical team concerned with developing the eMeeting interactive meeting system.

Professional honors and certificates:

He received the appreciation of His Majesty the King by awarding him the Prince Salman bin Hamad Medal for Medical Merit.
He holds many professional certificates as a certified solutions expert from Microsoft.
Holds ITIL certification in continuous improvement of IT services.
He holds an accreditation certificate as a member of the evaluation committee from the Tenders and Auctions Board.

National and external participations:

Member of the Executive Committee for the 2018 and 2022 parliamentary and municipal elections.
Representing the Kingdom of Bahrain at Microsoft’s annual conferences held in the United States of America.