Candidate: Khaled Koubaa
Community: AFRINIC
Khaled works as Public Policy & Government Relations at Google covering the Middle East and North Africa region.
Previously, Khaled worked as an independent consultant for the non-profit and government sectors in the Arab and African regions, providing strategic advice to various organizations and corporate executives regarding how to choose and use Internet and New Media technologies for social change.
Khaled founded the Internet Society chapter in Tunisia in 2006 and served as its President. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society and regularly attends Internet-related events (WSIS, ICANN, IETF, IGF, ITU, etc.). He served in the Public Interest Registry ( .ORG ) Advisory Council representing Africa for 6 years. He was elected to represent the African region in the ICANN Nomination Committee, and also served on the Board of Directors of AfriNIC, representing the North African region. Khaled participated in Internet Governance Forums in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014. He seats in the World Bank Advisory Council for Citizen Engagement since 2014.
Khaled earned his Bachelor’s degree in Management from the High School of Commerce in Tunisia and a Masters Degree in Electronic Commerce from the High School of Electronic Commerce. He has also completed an Internet Governance Capacity Building Program with the Diplo Foundation.
The Internet strikes a personal chord with Khaled: he met his wife online, and subsequently saw his daughter for the first time online.
I have known Khaled Koubaa for a long time. I fully support his candidacy as he is quite knowledgeable and practitioner of IG issues on a regional & global level. His long engagements with regional 7 international key players (ISOC, PIR, ITU, etc) makes him quite a perfect candidate for this position. He can best represent the MENA region.
as a chair of GDCO Sudan and ICANN fellowship alumni we support khalid
ahmed eisa
I was very pleased to hear that Khaled Koubaa was running in the election for the ASO selected position on the ICANN Board. Khaled’s experience in Internet Governance matters, especially as seen from an African perspective, would be a great asset to the ICANN Board – hence I support his candidature.
My Support for your nomination Khaled and i know you will succeed.
Congratulations Brother. All African member support You. Best Regards.
Mohamed Mossi
DRC Chapter
Congrats and wish you well in your new position for our great continent.(Africa)
Khaled has a long and broad experience in the Internet policy sphere in Africa and in the Middle East. He participated extensively since the WSIS in Tunis in 2005 in all major events and meetings that affected the development of Internet standards and policies worldwide ( ICANN, IGF, ITU, IETF,…) . Khaled has also an extensive experience at very high level engagement at Board level. I have worked with him very closely and he is a hard worker and an Internet lover and believer. I think he has a broad background and regional knowledge that certainly ICANN should hear from.
I strongly support his nomination.
ISOC Tunisia
Khaled’s commitment and dedication to the Internet Global Good is pretty rare in Africa as it takes a lo of voluntary effort and sacrifice. His passion for his work is highly commendable. Representing Africa after years of work as Trustee for ISOC and .ORG and local chapter president on top of his engagements in various ICANN functions makes him a “distinct candidate” to continue his strategic work in the service of Africa and for the Internet at large.
I support the candidacy of Khaled Koubaa for his very open mind and the importance it attaches to the networking between the community of Internet users especially to disseminate and gather around organizations such as Isoc, Google, etc…and its role in governance and equality of access for all to internet without distinction. Khaled with his sense of sharing has helped many people and groups to be informed of vital issues in terms of ICT. I believe that it has solid experience and that it is one of the better indicated to be elected. It can realize a lot of thing thanks to its remarkable militant commitment.Good luck for him and all others candidates.
Khaled Koubaa deserves to be part of the ICANN board. With his great experience and knowledge related to Internet Governance issues, he has the legitimacy to represent the African community in ICANN. I strongly support his nomination and encourage anyone from our community to do the same.
I support from isoc chad chapter
I support
As my fellow alumni of Diplo Foundation’s Internet Governance Capacity Building I believe he can deliver through Africa. I hereby Urge every African to support his nomination. It is time we have adequate representation.