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19 May 2013 Updated at 5:50 PM UAE

Kuwait Telecommunications Company

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Address: PO Box 181, Kuwait City, KUWAIT

KTC, VIVA, Kuwait Telecom Company

Joint stock

June 2008

965 55670000

965 55676666

info@viva.com.kw

www.viva.com.kw

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Officers
Management Position
Najeeb Alawadhi
Chief Executive Officer
Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Badran
Project Manager
   
Board of Directors Position
Adel Mohammad Al Roumi
Chairman
Zeyad Bin Thamer Al Otaibi
Vice Chairman
Abdulmohsin Hassan Al Mazeedi
Board Member
Abdulqader Dhahi Al Ajeel
Board Member
Khalid Bin Abdulrahman Al Jasser
Board Member
Jameel Bin Abdullah Al Molhim
Board Member
Amin Bin Fahad Al Shaddi
Board Member
Major Shareholders
Name Country
Kuwait Investment Authority
Kuwait
Zakat House
Kuwait
Public Authority for Minors Affairs - Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation
Kuwait
Saudi Telecom Company
Saudi Arabia
The Public Institution for Social Security
Kuwait
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