Baher Esmat
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| Country: | Egypt |
| Email: | baher.esmat [at] icann.org |
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| LinkedIn: |  [baher-esmat Baher Esmat]
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| Twitter: |  @baheresmat
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Baher Esmat is the Regional Relations Manager of the Middle East at ICANN. [1]
Baher Esmat is a former member of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), and served as Chair of the Egyptian IPv6 Task Force before he joined ICANN. His area of interests include Internet policies relative to ICANN's authority regarding DNS and IP addresses, and areas like access, mobility, and security.[2]
He received a bachelors degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Cairo University in 1993, and a masters degree in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo in 1999. [3]
Career History[edit | edit source]
Baher Esmat joined ICANN in February 2006.
From 2002 to 2006, he served at various positions within the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; including the Telecom Planning Manager, where his responsibilities included projects relating to infrastructure and service development.
He has also worked as a Systems Consultant at Newbridge Networks / Alcatel.