Mohammad Al Khabbaz has joined Cloudera as Sales Director, Energy & Utilities for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Al Khabbaz brings more than 20 years of experience in the IT sector. His background covers sales, business development and leadership across several technology companies.
Mohammad Al Khabbaz takes on new Cloudera role
In his new position, Al Khabbaz is responsible for sales across the Energy & Utilities sector in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. His profile lists the role as Sales Director, Energy & Utilities | Saudi Arabia & Bahrain at Cloudera.
Previously, Al Khabbaz spent nearly seven years at Oracle. He served as Territory Sales Manager from October 2019 until July 2026.
At Oracle, Al Khabbaz led sales of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure solutions within his assigned territory. He also worked as an Oracle for Startups Ambassador from January 2020 to June 2021.
Sales and business development experience
Before joining Oracle, Al Khabbaz held several sales and business development positions in Saudi Arabia.
He was Sales Director and Partner at SAM IT & Business Service from April 2014 to September 2019. Earlier, he worked as Large Accounts Sales Manager at Lexmark International.
Al Khabbaz also held roles at SAP, Lexmark International, Tech Data and Cisco. His career in the technology sector began with professional services at IBM Saudi Arabia / Saudi Business Machines in 2003.
His experience also includes public sector and leadership development work. From January 2016 to December 2019, he served as an elected Municipal Councillor and Investment Development & IT Lead at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
Leadership and professional development
Alongside his commercial roles, Al Khabbaz has developed a focus on leadership and business development.
He worked as a Leadership Development Faculty member and independent contractor at the Center for Creative Leadership between January 2018 and September 2019.
His professional profile lists Business Development, Strategy and Leadership among his top skills. He also holds several leadership and management certifications.
Al Khabbaz completed certificates in Strategy Execution, Power and Influence for Positive Impact, and Leadership Principles through Harvard Business School Online between 2022 and 2023.
Academic background
Al Khabbaz holds a Bachelor of Science in Information and Computer Science from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. He completed the degree between 1999 and 2005.
His profile also records recognition for his professional and leadership contributions. These include being named among Forbes Middle East’s inspiring business leaders in Saudi Arabia for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015.
He also received the Figure of the Year 2016 award from the Arab Center for Scientific Research and Humane Studies.
Al Khabbaz’s appointment at Cloudera adds his sales and business development experience to the company’s Energy & Utilities leadership in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
