Ahmed Hegazy | Wholesale Services Regulatory Policies Manager
National Telecom Regulatory Authority Of Egypt

Ahmed Hegazy is a senior telecom policy strategist and one of the MENA region’s foremost architects of interconnection and infrastructure leasing frameworks. With over 15 years of experience, he currently serves as Interconnection and Wholesale Services Regulatory Policies Manager at Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), where he has led the design of national regulatory models that drive market liberalization, infrastructure access, and competitive fairness. Ahmed played a central role in negotiating and ratifying Egypt’s comprehensive Reference Interconnection Offer (RIO), covering 24 wholesale services and more than 130 inter-operator agreements. His leadership introduced pioneering infrastructure leasing regimes that enabled accelerated deployment across strategic zones—including Egypt’s New Administrative Capital—and supported high-speed connectivity for over 38,000 rooms during COP27. These models have become benchmarks for investment-ready telecom infrastructure development. In parallel, Ahmed advises regulators across the Gulf through his role at Management Partners, where he leads cross-country benchmarking of licensing frameworks and cost-based pricing methodologies. As a mentor with the International Telecommunication Union’s NOW4WRC27 program, he supports emerging leaders in spectrum governance, regulatory design, and international negotiation. Ahmed has actively represented Egypt in global forums including the ITU, EMERG, GSR, and GSMA, contributing expert insights on telecom policy evolution, regulatory harmonization, and infrastructure innovation. He holds an MBA from The American University in Cairo, complemented by executive programs in Entrepreneurship & Innovation at IÉSEG School of Management in France and International Entrepreneurship & Leadership at Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. He also holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. Through the intersection of policy, infrastructure strategy, and regulatory diplomacy, Ahmed continues to shape sustainable, pro-competitive telecom markets across the region.