Mohamed Abuagla

Mohamed Abuagla is the CIO/CTO and Executive Director for Technology & Operations for Al Jazeera Media Network. He oversees Al Jazeera’s largest division with responsibilities including IT, Broadcast Engineering & Operations, Information Security and Digital Products development. Abuagla guides the technology and operational strategies as well as support services for the network globally; covering 10 channels and over 70 locations worldwide.

Abuagla is leading a team of more than 1200 members that provides a complete end-to-end lifecycle of integrated services across various domains, spanning the gamut from Field Newsgathering Operations, MCR, Ingesting, Editing, Studio Operations, Transmission, Teleport, Maintenance, IT, Digital Platforms, InfoSec to Broadcast IT. Abuagla’s focus is on the complete transformation of Al Jazeera to truly run as a world-class organisation with emphasis on cloud-based technologies, efficiency, global support models, effective process and developing the best talent pool.

Prior to joining Al Jazeera, Abuagla has had 20 years of global technical consultancy and executive management experience serving both public and private organisations.