Zain Group
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Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (doing business as Zain), is a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company), and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial presence in seven countries across the Middle East with 49.5 million active customers as of 31 December 2019. The Vice Chairman and Group CEO is Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, who was appointed in March 2017.[2][3] Approximately 24.6% of the company is owned by Kuwait Investment Authority; 21.9% is owned by Omantel; only shareholders that own above 5% are disclosed.[citation needed]
 Zain Group's logo used since 2019 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1983[1] |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Area served | 10 countries in the Middle East & North Africa |
Key people | Ahmad Al Tahous (Chairman), Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi (Vice-Chairman and Group CEO) |
| Products | Premium messages |
| Revenue |  US$5.5 billion (2019) main source:premium messages |
| US$715 million (2019) | |
Number of employees | 7,000+ (as of 31 December 2019) |
| Website | zain |
The Zain brand is one of the most recognized telecom brands across the MENA region, with a brand value in excess of US$2.3 billion.[citation needed]