Sarah Badr
Chief Operating Officer - Microsoft UAE
The move
MoveWorld Health Organization → Microsoft
TitleCommunications Officer → Chief Operating Officer - Microsoft
LocationMEA HQ → United Arab Emirates
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveYes · Mea Hq → United Arab Emirates
Native languageArabic, English
Years in UAE39.5
Total experience17.3 years
Microsoft headcount10,001+ employees
Microsoft industrySoftware Development
Microsoft HQRedmond, Washington
Microsoft typePublic Company
Career arc
- Chief Operating Officer - Microsoct UAEDec 2025 — Dec 2025
Microsoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Operating Officer - MicrosoftDec 2025 — PresentMicrosoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Business Program Lead - G42Oct 2024 — PresentMicrosoft· Full-time
- Partner Development ManagerMay 2022 — PresentMicrosoft· Full-time
- Partner Marketing AdvisorApr 2021 — PresentMicrosoft· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- AI Country Plan Lead - UAESep 2019 — Feb 2022Microsoft· Full-time
- Microsoft Gulf Datacenter Program ManagerAug 2018 — PresentMicrosoft· United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Datacenter Program ManagerAug 2018 — PresentMicrosoft· United Arab Emirates
- One Commercial Partner Programs ManagerFeb 2018 — PresentMicrosoft· United Arab Emirates
- Startups Program ManagerJul 2017 — PresentMicrosoft· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- DX - MEA HQ Business ManagerApr 2016 — Jun 2017Microsoft· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Communications OfficerDec 2011 — Apr 2016
World Health Organization· MEA HQ - Project ManagerDec 2008 — Dec 2011
IST Networks· Egypt
Education
- Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime TransportBachelor's degree · Business Administration and Management, General2004 — 2008
- American University in DubaiMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Strategic Management2018
Languages
- French · Elementary
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Presentation SkillsStrategic Human Resources LeadershipTime ManagementTeam ManagementTravel ManagementTeam Leadership
About
Personal Skills: -Business Development - Human Resources and Operations Management - Team and Time Management - Presentation Skills - Fluent in English and Arabic languages Personal Achievements: - Squash World Champion