Eng. Sultan Bin Abdulaziz AlDeghaither serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA), Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Tamam Financing Company (Tamam), and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of PLAYHERA MENA esports company. 

He possesses a track record of 19 years of achievements and expertise in executive, operational, and technical management and has led several trailblazing projects that positioned Zain KSA as the leading telecom operator of choice in the Kingdom.  

AlDeghaither has championed the Company’s financial and operational transformation, increased the market value and extinguished more than SAR 2 billion of accumulated losses, distributed cash dividends for the first time in the Company’s history after Zain KSA achieved all-time record revenues and profits which positioned Zain KSA among the 50 top-ranking brands in the Kingdom. AlDeghaither was deeply involved in developing and advancing the Company’s networks within the Kingdom. In 2019, he led the roll-out of the fourth largest 5G network in the world and the largest 5G network in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

He has also articulated a strategic vision for Zain KSA’s business sector, promoting large-scale investment in innovative technologies and digital solutions and services, ranging from cloud computing to future 5G applications, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, and drones. 

AlDeghaither has managed Zain KSA’s transformational process from a telecom company to an integrated digital ecosystem that served as a key pillar for the emergence and growth of a variety of new technology sectors in the Kingdom. In 2022, he led the strategic partnership between Zain KSA and PLAYHERA which led to the establishment of PLAYHERA MENA.

With his extensive experience, AlDeghaither was able to advance the FinTech sector in the Kingdom and launched Tamam Financing as the first consumer micro-financing entity in the Kingdom and the Middle East. He supervised its expansion and operational plan, reaping record profits in a short term. 

Eng. AlDeghaither’s leadership approach is characterized by the application of the values of inclusion and diversity at Zain KSA. Under his leadership, the Company has witnessed Saudi women empowerment at the leadership level enhancing their presence in the telecommunications sector and achieving gender equality. 

AlDeghaither has been ranked among the ten best CEOs in the telecommunications sector out of more than 700 CEOs of companies listed in the GCC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering from King Saud University and an Advanced Management Program Degree from IESE.