Video showing arrest of Wael Ghonim in Egypt:
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Though the Egyptian Government has not admitted to arresting Wael Ghonim, Google's Head of Marketing for Middle East and North Africa, his disappearance last Friday has many concerned for his safety, fearing torture by the Hosni Mubarak regime.
Wael Ghonim Biography from Wikipedia
Wael Ghonim (Arabic: وائل غنيم, IPA: [ˈwæːʔel ɣoˈneːm]) (born December 23, 1980 in Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian blogger, computer engineer and the Head of Marketing of Google Middle East and North Africa since January 2010.[1] He has been missing since January 27, 2011 during the 2011 Egyptian protests.
Wael Ghonim was born to a middle-class family on December 23, 1980 in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in the United Arab Emirates.He earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Cairo University in 2004 and an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the American University in Cairo in 2007.
Career Achievements
January 2010–Present — Head of Marketing of Google Middle East and North Africa based at Google's UAE office in Dubai Internet City in Dubai.[6][7]
November 2008–January 2010 — Regional Product & Marketing Manager of Google Middle East and North Africa based at Google Egypt[8]
2005–2008 — Founder and General Manager of Mubasher.info, the leading Arabic financial portal in the Middle East[9]
2002–2005 — Marketing and Sales Manager of Gawab.com, the leading e-mail service provider in the Middle East[10][11]
1998–2002 — Helped in the launch of one of the most visited websites in the Arab world
Wael Ghonim’s Summary from LinkedIn
Wael Ghonim’s Specialties:
Internet Entrepreneurship / Online Marketing / Social Networking / Product Management / Web Usability / Web 2.0 / Viral Marketing
Wael Ghonim’s Experience
Head of Marketing - Middle East & North Africa
(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)
January 2010 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Driving the growth of Google B2C/B2B products across MENA
Evangelizing the Internet in the region, and help growing the Arabic content
Wael Ghonim’s Education
The American University in Cairo
MBA, Marketing, Finance, 2005 — 2007
Cairo University
Bachelor, Computer Engineering, 1999 — 2004
Egypt and Middle East related links
Egypt and Middle East web cameras / live streaming video
Middle East and Global News and Intelligence websites
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