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in recent years, playing a key role in Zain’s innovation expertise, and a strong history changing the way we live and work.” Zain
5G expansion in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, of working within the telecommunications Kuwait remains the market leader with an
and Jordan; and 4G expansions in Iraq, sector across the region will prove active customer base of approximately 2.7
Sudan, and South Sudan. He also played invaluable in driving Zain Kuwait to new million. The company recently entered a
key technology-related senior roles during heights.”Commenting on his appointment, marketing partnership with Red Bull aimed
Zain’s presence across 15 countries in Al-Gharabally said, “I am honored to at appealing to the youth market, while
Africa between 2005 and 2011. A statement assume the leadership of Zain Kuwait, a Zain Kuwait’s nationwide 5G network has
from Zain said, “Promoting an existing Zain company which has played an instrumental continued to grow having the largest market
leader with such an impressive track record national role in the telecom, economic and share of 5G subscribers in the country. The
fulfills the company’s Group-wide HR policy social landscape, pioneering numerous operator continues to expand its offering in
of capitalizing on and promoting talent innovations regionally. I’m thankful of the B2B corporate segment, as well as to
from within. The appointment of Nawaf the Zain Group Board of Directors and innovate in digital entertainment and digital
Al-Gharabally reflects the continuous leadership for their trust and confidence, services for consumers and businesses
investment in and development of Zainers, and look forward to continue working with alike. Al-Gharabally graduated from Kuwait
and the confidence in the capabilities of the them and the many talented people University in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree
existing talents as leaders. The company we have in Kuwait and across the Group, in Engineering, and went on to attain an
is confident that his deep understanding of particularly at this point-in-time when MBA from London Business School in
the Zain brand, solid operational and digital digital transformation is accelerating and 2021.

Zain Recognizes Top-Performing Players

Continuing to support and encourage
local athletes, Zain has awarded the top
performing players in the latest rounds
of Dawri Zain’s Premier League and First
Division competitions. The recognition
came during the special event held at
the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in
partnership with the Kuwait Football
Association (KFA). In attendance were
Zain Kuwait’s Chief Corporate Affairs and
Relations Officer Waleed Al Khashti, KFA
Secretary-General Salah Al Qenaei, Head
of the Technical Committee Abdulaziz
Hamadah, along with committee members,
KFA representatives, and Zain officials. For
the Zain Premier League, Zain presented
the following players with the ‘Best Player
of the Round’ award (KD 500): Qadisiya formed a special committee to outline the Player in the Round: KD 500 (per round),
SC’s Khalid Al Rashidi (7th round), Arabi standards and criteria on which the prize Season’s Top Scorer: KD 5,000, Season’s
SC’s Bandar Al Salamah (8th round), Arabi winners will be selected. The committee Top Local Scorer: KD 5000, Season’s
SC’s Sultan Al Enzi (9th round), Kuwait SC’s is membered by former international Best Goalkeeper: KD 5,000, Season’s Best
Mohammed Daham (10th and 13th rounds), players and experts Abdulaziz Hamadah Coach: KD 3,000, Season’s Rising Star: KD
Fahaheel SC’s Ahmad Raheel (11th round), (committee head), Hamad Al Enzi, Ahmad 2,000, and Best Photo of Season: KD 1000.
and Qadisiya SC’s Bader Al Mutawa (12th Mousa, Hussain Hakem, and Hussain Al For the Zain First Division League, the
round). For the Zain First Division League, Mutairi. Zain remains a strong supporter company also presents a new Best Player
the company presented the following of local athletes and believes that last in the Round prize of KD 200 (per round).
players with the ‘Best Player of the Round’ season’s prizes contributed to elevating The company also presents a total of KD
award (KD 200): Sahel SC’s Mohammed Al the league’s performance and quality. For 10,000 of cash prizes to the winners of the
Mousawi (6th round), Sahel SC’s Hussain this reason, the company has pledged first three places in the Dawri Zain Fantasy
Ismail (7th round), Tadamun SC’s Waleed not only to continue this support, but to League, the first ever local fantasy league
Al Tourah (8th round), Yarmouk SC’s also add new prize categories to reflect game. With this, the total of Zain’s prizes for
Abdulrahman Al Hussainan (9th round), its interest in shouldering the local sports athletes and fans reaches over KD 60,000,
and Yarmouk SC’s Nasser Al Failakawi sector. This season, Zain’s cash prizes for the biggest prize pool in the local league’s
(10th round). Before the new season’s athletes in the topflight are as follows: history.
kickoff, the Kuwait Football Association Player of the Season: KD 10,000, Best

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