Al F Barry

We chose Alcatel`s solution because we are sure it will allow us to optimize our existing infrastructure, enabling us to handle increasing network traffic caused by the introduction of new services and enlargement of our subscribers` base" declared Al Barry, CEO of Mobilink.

"PMCL (Mobilink) is the market leader in Pakistan, and our consumers expect us to provide them with reliable, countrywide service," said Al F. Barry, president and chief executive officer of Mobilink.

Mr. Barry also serves as Director of Comtel, InTouch Communications and IWCPL.He was instrumental in preparing Orascom for its initial public offering in 2000 and listing the company on London stock exchange as well as Cairo and Alexandria stock exchange.Mr. Barry served as Senior Vice President for Finance & Investment, a British conglomerate.Additionally, he served as Director of Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Audit for an American Inter-Exchange Group, where he was instrumental in a number of major acquisitions for the group.Mr. Barry started his career as an associate with Arthur Anderson & Co., and then moved to Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. as a Senior Manager handling accounts for several multinational Fortune 500 companies worldwide.Mr. Barry holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance, a Masters in Business Administration and an active license from the estate of California to practice as a Certified Public Accountant.Mr. Barry is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Certified Management Accountants.

Differences between the Orascom Telecom Holding and its local Pakistani partners of Mobilink, Pakistan's largest mobile phone operator, came to a head last week when the company's chairman Javed Saifullah Khan fired Egyptian CEO Al Barry.
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Mr. Barry started his career as an associate with Arthur Andersen & Co., and then moved to Deloitte & Touche as a Senior Manager.Mr. Barry holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance, an MBA and is a CPA and a CMA.

Assassination attemptThe top mobile phone company in Pakistan, Mobilink was split into two parts after its chief executive Al Barry Thursday decided to shift the plant and machinery from Kalsoom Plaza to Habib Bank Building.Al Barry, Chief Executive of Mobilink took this decision after Saifullah Brothers, who have only 9% shares in the company confiscated the plant and machinery of the company on February 3 2003.They also deployed their own guards and refused to allow its Chief Executive and his supporters to enter the company building Kalsoom Plaza in Blue Aea.Kalsoom Plaza is Saifullah Brothers' property.

Al Barry on Feb. 3 recorded a statement in Kohisar Police Station that the company's chairman Javed Saifullah had occupied company's office in Blue Area.
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A police source said Mr Barry had filed a complaint with Kohsar police station alleging that the chairman had been responsible for an attempt on his life last month.Barry narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when unidentified gunmen fired on his car in Islamabad.

Two more applications were filed with the same police station by the employees of the company.Rifat Jabin filed an application on behalf of Mr Barry saying the chairman had no authority to terminate his services.
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Another application was filed by Brigadier Fazl Rehman against Mr Barry, in which he accused the former CEO of threatening Mobilink employees.

We chose Alcatel's solution because we are sure it will allow us to optimize our existing infrastructure, enabling us to handle increasing network traffic caused by the introduction of new services and enlargement of our subscribers' base" declared Al Barry, CEO of Mobilink.