Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
His Excellency Engineer Sami Smeirat
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
Date of Birth: April 13, 1971

Mr. Sami Smeirat held the position of Vice President and Chief Executive Officer at Jordan Telecom Group - Orange Jordan, in addition to serving as the Executive Director of the Corporate and Enterprise Sector.

Mr. Smeirat also served as the CEO of Jordan Data Transmission Services Company - Orange Internet, and as the Chairman of the Board of Petra Mobile Payment Services – Orange Money. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Cairo Amman Bank, the International Data Center Authority, Sodetel Internet Company (Lebanon), the Iddaema Association, the Middle East Insurance Company, and the Board of Trustees of Princess Sumaya University for Technology.

He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company, Chairman of the Board of the Jordanian-Japanese Fertilizer Company, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Jordan Press Foundation – Al Rai Newspaper. Additionally, he held membership in the boards of Zara Investment Holding Company and Lightspeed Communications (Bahrain).

Mr. Smeirat was the CEO of Wanadoo until its rebranding to Orange, where he established an exclusive partnership with Equant to make Global One the exclusive distributor of Equant in Jordan. He also led the rebranding of Global One to Wanadoo at that time. Furthermore, he was a co-founder of Siberia Jordan, where he held the position of Vice President and Commercial Director.

It is noteworthy that Mr. Smeirat holds two master's degrees, one in Business Administration (MBA) from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), and the other in Telecommunications Engineering. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Jordan.