Mr. Walid Mohamed Ahmad Suleiman Irshaid is the New President and CEO of PTCL since 8th March 2007. Currently he is the President for Middle East and Africa of FLAG Telecom and is a member of the Executive Board of FLAG Telecom based in Dubai.

Mr Walid Irshaid has served for all FLAG's operations in the Middle East and Africa. Before joining FLAG Telecom, he served as the Director General of Palestine Telecom Corporation (PALTEL), the emerging telecom services provider that has an exclusive 10 year license for all voice and data services in Palestine. Prior to that he was Managing Director for the Investcom Group in Beirut developing data and business communication services in Lebanon. His experience in the Middle East also includes 17 years with Emirates Telecom (ETISALAT) as Corporate Manager. There, he was actively involved in the deployment and development of major projects and key services, including cellular, data, value-added services and multimedia.
Mr. Irshaid holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics.