Rasha Barakat

Chief Human Capital Officer at Zain Iraq

Rasha Barakat has a diverse work experience spanning different industries. Rasha is currently a co-founder at Coach You, a position they have held since 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Human Capital Officer at Zain Iraq starting from 2019. Rasha was also a part of Zain Jordan, where they held various roles including Chief Innovation and Human Capital Officer, Human Resources, Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility & Youth Dev Director, HR & Administration Director, Organization Development Manager, and Team Member. Before joining Zain Jordan, Rasha worked as a Human Capital Analyst at Deloitte in 2004. Rasha also has experience in the hospitality industry, specifically as a Human Resources and Training Officer at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Rasha's work experience began as a Travel Agent at Travel One Agency in 2001.

Rasha Barakat's education history includes a BA in English Language & Literature from Al-Ahliyya Amman University (1997-2001), an MSc in Human Resources Development from The University of Manchester (2003-2004), an MSc in Coaching and Consulting for Change from HEC and Oxford (2008-2009), and an Executive Education Course in Mastering Design Thinking from MIT Sloan School of Management (2018-2019).

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Zain Iraq

Zain Iraq is the leading telecommunications company in Iraq. It is part of Zain Group – the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Zain Iraq’s strategy is based on understanding the needs of its consumers and partners. It places them at the core of any service or idea, providing them with the best and most advanced services that can meet more than 17.6M subscribers’ aspirations, utilizing its superior and fastest 4.5G+ network in the country. Today, after successfully launching and rolling out the 4G-LTE service across Iraq, Zain Iraq, the first telecom company in the country to offer this technology, will be able to provide its subscribers and partners with the best services through its widest and largest network coverage and state of the art infrastructure, covering all of Iraq and enabling its customers to experience superior fourth-generation service. Zain Iraq's vision for 2023 builds on establishing partnerships with the youth, providing them with products and services that will empower and help them connect with the world. We are an integral part of the local community, which makes our partnership and cooperation, especially with the youth, a very strategic approach that all our employees have adopted. We have always been determined to ensure that all our economic, social, and cultural projects that fall within our corporate sustainability program leave a positive impact on the lives of our partnering community. Zain Iraq believes that you are “its Wonderful World”


Headquarters

Baghdad, Iraq

Employees

1,001-5,000

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