Bayat Power: An Afghan Owned Company Building a Better Future For Afghanistan:
Bayat Power’s Executive Team is committed to Bayat Power’s success and Afghanistan’s progress.
For almost two decades, the Executive Leadership of Bayat Power and its parent company, The Bayat Group, have dedicated themselves to building the enabling infrastructure that is essential to creating a modern, thriving Afghan economy. Bayat Power, together with its partner companies of The Bayat Group, are providing Afghans with the products, services, large-scale jobs creation and economic development, enabling Afghans to live better lives.
Bayat Power Executive Team:
- Dr. Ehsan Bayat: Chairman & Founder
Born in Kabul, Dr. Ehsan Bayat is the CEO of Bayat Power, the Founder and Chairman of The Bayat Group, and the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Bayat Foundation. The Bayat Group is Afghanistan’s largest private company and the Bayat Foundation is Afghanistan’s leading non-profit charitable organization. Dr. Bayat is the largest private U.S. investor in Afghanistan.
In 2002, Dr. Bayat founded Afghan Wireless, Afghanistan’s first wireless communications company. The company operates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, providing over 5,000,000 Afghan businesses and consumers with the world-class, high speed communications infrastructure, enabling Afghans to connect with the world. Also Afghan wireless was the first telecom company to bring 4G LTE in Afghanistan and has the most extensive state-of-the-art fiber network in the country, making Afghanistan the Digital Silk Road of the region.
In 2005, Dr. Bayat founded Ariana Radio and Television Network (ATN). ATN is Afghanistan’s largest privately-owned media network, reaching an audience of +35,000,000 Afghans (all 34 provinces) via terrestrial and satellite.
Dr. Bayat is the recipient of numerous honors. He is the recipient of the Leadership Award from The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (2018), and he was recognized as 2017’s ‘Best Media and Telecommunications CEO,’ by International Finance Magazine. Dr. Bayat received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from American University of Afghanistan (2014). He is also a recipient of the Mother Theresa Award For Social Justice (2017). Also The Friends of South Asian American Communities and the Afghan California Business Council awarded him the 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award for contributions to society on September 20, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Board of Directors:
Dr. Ehsan Bayat – Chairman
Ali Kasemi – Chief Executive Officer
Kamal Gawri – Senior Financial Consultant
Monty Simus – Senior Vice President
Furkan Unal – Independent Director