{"id":2264,"date":"2014-08-18T15:41:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T15:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/?page_id=2264"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:56:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-main-page-hero hero_block gsma-load-hidden  half-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light hero_container\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a05e85\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5414\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-2024-06-24T104817.355.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-2024-06-24T104817.355.png 616w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-2024-06-24T104817.355-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero_title\">About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero_sub-title\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero_group_container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The key activities in the region are public policy engagements, coordination of regional interest groups and member services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the GSMA in the Middle East and North Africa region, please contact <a href=\"mailto:MEA@gsma.com\">MEA@gsma.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle East and North Africa Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"people \" id=\"people-ef97440f\"  data-slug=\"jawad-jalal-abbassi-2,,,,,about-us,wangari-karuoya-2,,amr-hashem,fayez-abu-awad, Nadia Brahmi\"   data-layout=\"\"><\/div>\n        \n<script>\n    window.enableSaveBreadcrumb = true;\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n      const people_list = new People_List();\n      people_list.init(\"people-ef97440f\");\n      \/\/console.log(list);\n    });\n<\/script>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key activities in the region are public policy engagements, coordination of regional interest groups and member services. 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