Ahmed Abdulla
Director Of Information Technology Department
Doha, Qatar
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Top SchoolAhmed Abdulla is a technology and cybersecurity leader based in Doha who directs IT strategy, infrastructure, and security for two national social welfare organizations in Qatar. With over a decade of experience spanning IT management, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and software development, he combines hands-on technical depth (BEng, MS Cybersecurity, PhD studies) with operational leadership across government and large-event environments. He has led networks and operations for the Qatar Olympic Committee, managed venue IT for global sporting events, and oversaw IT for a national protection and rehabilitation center—demonstrating a rare mix of event-scale resiliency and social-sector sensitivity. Known for practical security stewardship and enterprise infrastructure design, Ahmed bridges policy, compliance, and implementation to protect citizen-focused services. His background in both software development and cyber research informs a measured, evidence-driven approach to modernizing public IT systems.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Systems Engineering at The University of ManchesterDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa UniversityQatari Thanawya Amma Science, Qatari Thanawya Amma Science at ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence
Arabic, English
Github Skills (7)
codebird9
twitter-api7
oauth5
twitter5
javascript4
nodejs4
bots4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
akhalil-qa/SecurityPlus
Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
akhalil-qa/CISSP
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:9 commits, 1 push in 9 months
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