Basel Dalloul is the Founder and CEO of NOOR Data Network (NOOR Group), a premier Class A internet solutions and network infrastructure provider based in Giza, Egypt, serving clients across more than 135 countries.

Born and raised in New York City, Basel holds a BS in Finance from American University, an MBA and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, and studied electrical engineering and computer science at Rice University; he returned to the Arab world in 1999 to build internet infrastructure in Egypt.

A recognized authority in IT and telecommunications, Basel pioneered internet access in Egypt and the wider Middle East region, introducing revolutionary approaches to connectivity that reshaped the market.

Prior to NOOR, Basel founded Magnet Interactive Group, a multimedia web services firm serving clients such as Microsoft, IBM, Citibank, and Bank of America; he also founded the Dalloul Art Foundation in 2016 to steward one of the largest private collections of modern Arab art.

NOOR became one of only five Class A licensed internet providers in Egypt, pioneered free dial-up internet (0777), ADSL broadband, and MPLS-VPN services in the region, and today operates 450+ network points of presence with expansion into Africa.