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Abdulrahman Zarzar
Founder | Strategic Business Executive
PERSONNEL
The Architects of Qanater
Strategy, design, engineering, and governance under one roof — the people who make surface and foundation hold together.
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FOUNDER
Strategic business leadership across platforms, operations, and investments.
Business transformation, operational excellence, and responsible growth.
Abdulrahman Zarzar is a strategic business executive with cross-functional experience in operations management, financial planning, investment analysis, real estate investments, and stakeholder engagement. He focuses on building operating systems, governance frameworks, and scalable platforms that turn complex ideas into functioning digital products.
Founder, Qanater Syrian Branch
Oversaw the automation and development of the Syrian National Budget platform in collaboration with the Syrian Ministry of Finance, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank.
Co-Founder & COO, Data Bridge
Leads operations, financial planning, governance, and scalable delivery. Drove the implementation of Mawaridna HRMS, one of the fastest-growing HRMS platforms in the MENA region, serving 35,000+ users.
Co-Founder, Skyshine
Co-founded a UAE-based surveying and cleaning drones company, supporting industrial drone applications across property, operations, and maintenance.
Core expertise
- Operations Management
- Financial Planning
- Investment Analysis
- Government Platforms
- Real Estate Investments
- Stakeholder Engagement
Education
BBA Finance, American University of Sharjah | Graduate Certificate in International Management, University of Salford | Master's degree in Global Diplomacy, University of London
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Mohamad Zarzar
Co-Founder | Operations & Supply Chain Executive
CO-FOUNDER
Operational leadership across logistics, supply chains, and technology-enabled services.
Building efficient operations through structured execution, resource optimization, and scalable delivery.
Mohamad Zarzar is an operations and supply chain executive with extensive experience across logistics, transportation, fleet coordination, and service operations. He specializes in building efficient operating structures, optimizing resources, and leading teams in complex, fast-moving environments.
As a Co-Founder of Qanater Syrian Branch, he brings execution-focused leadership to the development and delivery of technology and operational initiatives, connecting strategic objectives with practical implementation.
Co-Founder, Qanater Syrian Branch
Supports the development and execution of Qanater's operations in Syria, helping translate technology initiatives into structured implementation, coordinated delivery, and sustainable operational processes.
Operations Manager, Sky Shine
Directs operations for aerial drone cleaning services, managing operational budgets, manpower, equipment, resource planning, and service delivery to support safe and efficient field operations.
Operations & Logistics Leadership, Nour Transport
Progressed from dispatcher to Operations Manager, leading end-to-end logistics operations, dispatch and routing, fleet coordination, resource planning, regulatory compliance, and operational performance.
Core expertise
- Operations Management
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Process Optimization
- Fleet & Resource Planning
- Service Delivery
- Team Leadership
Education
Bachelor's Degree, Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology, University of Sharjah
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Wassem Zarzar
Chief Legal Officer | Legal & Governance Executive
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Legal leadership for governance, institutional partnerships, and technology-driven transformation.
Bridging law, governance, and innovation to build responsible and sustainable institutional frameworks.
Wassem Zarzar serves as Chief Legal Officer of Qanater Syrian Branch, where he leads the legal and governance function supporting the company's operations, strategic initiatives, and institutional engagements in Syria.
With an academic career dedicated to law at Damascus University, progressing from a Bachelor's degree to a Master's degree and currently pursuing his PhD, he combines advanced legal research with practical legal leadership. His work focuses on translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear frameworks that support decision-making, partnerships, and responsible implementation.
At Qanater, he works at the intersection of law, governance, and technology, helping ensure that innovation and digital transformation initiatives are supported by sound legal structures, effective governance, and long-term institutional accountability.
Chief Legal Officer, Qanater Syrian Branch
Leads legal and governance matters across Qanater's Syrian operations, supporting corporate activities, strategic projects, agreements, institutional relationships, and regulatory requirements.
Legal Governance & Compliance
Develops and reviews legal and governance frameworks that help Qanater operate responsibly within complex institutional environments, aligning business and technology initiatives with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Institutional & Legal Advisory
Provides legal analysis and strategic guidance for engagements involving public and private stakeholders, helping structure relationships, responsibilities, agreements, and decision-making frameworks around Qanater's initiatives.
Core expertise
- Legal Strategy
- Corporate & Institutional Law
- Governance & Compliance
- Regulatory Frameworks
- Contracts & Agreements
- Legal Research & Analysis
Education
PhD Candidate in Law, Damascus University | Master's Degree in Law, Damascus University | Bachelor's Degree in Law, Damascus University
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Abd AlRawof Astanli
AI Engineer | Technical Team Lead
AI ENGINEER
Secure, scalable systems engineered end to end — from API design to national-scale delivery.
Architecture, security, and engineering discipline behind Qanater's platforms.
Abd AlRawof Astanli is an AI engineer and technical team lead who builds secure, scalable web applications and leads the engineering work behind them. He owns systems end to end: API design, data modeling, authentication and access control, performance, and the day-to-day craft of clean, maintainable code.
At Qanater he leads a cross-functional engineering team delivering a national-scale government platform, sets technical direction across API design, data modeling, caching, and code review standards, and mentors the engineers building alongside him.
Technical Team Lead, Qanater Data and Energy Solutions
Leads the cross-functional team behind Qanater's national-scale government platform and authors the Mawaridna backend: 74 feature modules and roughly 986 REST endpoints over a 331-table relational schema, shipped through an automated CI pipeline.
Platform Security Architecture
Architects the security-critical core across Qanater's systems — hierarchical access control, multi-stage approval workflows, field-level encryption, and append-only audit trails.
Founder & CEO, Code Machine
Founded and led Code Machine and its delivery teams, serving as backend developer and project manager on the ChicChac e-commerce platform, from storefront and order APIs to secure, atomic payment flows.
Core expertise
- AI & Machine Learning
- Backend Architecture
- API & Data Modeling
- Application Security
- Government Platforms
- Technical Leadership
Education
Bachelor of Informatics Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Arab International University | AI Engineer Certification, Arab International University