The founder of Afghan Wireless Communication Company, Dr. Ehsan Bayat <http://about.me/ehsanbayat> is widely recognized as a successful entrepreneur and telecommunications professional in both the United States and Afghanistan. The first mobile phone service company ever to operate in Afghanistan, Afghan Wireless <http://ehsanbayatafghanwireless.com/> launched its service in 2002. Since then, Dr. Ehsan Bayat has grown the company from a modest operation to a ubiquitous presence in the telecommunications market in his home country. Today, Afghan Wireless provides mobile phone service and Internet capabilities to nearly four million people.
Building on his success in the telecommunications sector, Dr. Ehsan Bayat went on to found the Ariana Radio and Television Network in 2005. Presently the largest television and radio network in Afghanistan, Ariana broadcasts to more than 25 million Afghans and transmits its programs across the globe via satellite. Thanks to the efforts of the Ariana network, Afghans across the country are now able to learn more about the world they live in.
In recent years, Dr. Ehsan Bayat has shifted his professional focus toward politics.
Aside from his work in business, Dr. Ehsan Bayat maintains an active role in his community <http://www.slideshare.net/ehsanbayat1> . Through his philanthropic entity, The Bayat Foundation, he supports a wide range of charitable endeavors in Afghanistan, including building schools, providing maternity care, and donating ambulances and firefighting equipment.
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