HE. eng. Sami Smeirat

Sami Smeirat

Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship 9/2024

Date of birth: 13/4/1971

Mr. Smeirat was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Enterprise Officer of Jordan Telecom Group - Orange Jordan.

Mr. Smeirat worked the CEO of Jordan Data Communication Company Ltd. – Orange Internet, the Chairman of Petra Company for Mobile Payment Services – Orange Money, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of Cairo Amman Bank, the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), Sodetel Internet (Lebanon), EDAMA Association, Middle East Insurance Company Ltd., and Princess Sumaya University for Technology’s Board of Trustees.

Formerly, he served as a Board member of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company, the Chairman of Nippon Jordan Fertilizer Company, the Vice Chairman of Jordan Press Foundation, a Board member of Zara Investment Holding, and a Board member of Lightspeed Communications (Bahrain).

He also held the position of the Chief Executive Officer of Wanadoo, until it was re-branded to Orange Internet, and led the exclusive partnership with Equant as their distributor in Jordan, and the re-branding of Global One to Wanadoo. He was the co-founder of Cyberia Jordan where he worked as the deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer.

Mr. Smeirat holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Jordan and a master’s degree in communications engineering, as well as an MBA in Business Administration from NYIT.