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Yasser Hassan

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Managing Director/General Manager AWS Global Sales for MENA and Turkey at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Yasser Hassan is a seasoned executive with over two decades of experience, currently leading Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the Managing Director for the MENA and Turkey region. He focuses on driving business transformation, P&L growth, and C-suite engagement in emerging markets. Colleagues often describe him as a visionary, result-focused, and passionate leader. He holds a B. Sc. in Communication and Electronics Engineering from Cairo University.

He is passionate about the IT industrys ability to empower people and transform businesses, particularly in emerging markets. Yasser is deeply committed to building effective teams, mentoring individuals to help them exceed their goals and make a positive impact on the community through technology.

Unique fact: He is a recipient of the prestigious Microsoft Platinum Award.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Managing Director/General Manager AWS Global Sales for MENA and Turkey
Job Level
Middle
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Yasser shows up

Values Relationships
Friendly But Fast
Persuasive

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Priorities

Topics Yasser cares about

Generative AI
He frequently speaks about how generative AI is delivering meaningful business transformation across the MENAT region and moving beyond the hype to create real value.
Cloud Adoption
His role is centered on accelerating cloud adoption to unlock economic value and drive digital transformation for enterprise, government, and startup customers.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Managing Director/General Manager AWS Global Sales for MENA and Turkey
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2017 - 7-2022
Senior Director of Small, Medium & Corporate Business Microsoft Middle East and Africa
Microsoft
12-2015 - 7-2017
Director of Public Sector Corporate, Medium, Small & partners Microsoft Middle East and Africa
Microsoft
7-2009 - 11-2015
Director of Enterprise Government segment Microsoft Middle East and Africa
Microsoft
3-2001 - 3-2003
Sales account Manager
IBM
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Education
B.Sc
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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