Kais Al-Essa
Founder and Technical Manager, Sahara Net

Kais Al-Essa started his own company, Sahara Net, back in 1989. He graduated KFUPM as a bachelor of science (BSc) holder in Computer Engineering with a minor in Networking. Then joined Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, for 5 years. After that he joined full time his newly formed company which was licensed as an ISP in Saudi Arabia among the first five ISPs.

Kais Al-Essa lead Sahara Net to be the first to provide any sort of Internet services in Saudi Arabia back in 1994. He actively participates in several groups such as MENOG, Saudi Council of Engineers, IEEE and several other organizations. He is an enthusiast of Internet proliferation in the Arab world and an activist in the eGovernment arena. He has published several articles and made many interviews on these topics.