The record

About

Mostafa Wanas is the founder and managing director of Wanas Apps, a Zoho Premium Partner serving the UAE, Egypt, and the wider MENA region. He has been writing software since 1998 — 25+ years — and has founded four companies across manufacturing, advertising, and enterprise technology.

Operations First

Most software fails not because the code is wrong, but because it encodes assumptions the business never made. I design systems that reflect how a business actually runs, then let the tooling follow. Success is measured by whether a client’s team can operate without me — not by whether a deal closed.

Arab businesses deserve enterprise-grade software from implementers who understand the region they operate in. That belief is why Wanas Apps exists.

Timeline

  1. 1998First line of codeSelf-taught programmer in Cairo, age 13.
  2. 2000Best Application AwardCairo Governorate Schools Championship, age 15.
  3. 2001Al Shorouk AcademyFaculty of Computer Science. Graduated 2005.
  4. 2006Mobinil (Orange Egypt)Customer service, workforce management, transport analysis, OSS administration. Through 2011.
  5. 2013WANAS CNCCo-founder and managing director. Manufacturing. Through 2016.
  6. 2014Wanas Wood CarvingFounder and managing director. Through 2016.
  7. 2016Nest Color AdvertisingCo-founder. UAE advertising agency. Through 2021.
  8. 2020Wanas Apps foundedBecame an official Zoho Partner the same year.
  9. 2022Zoho Skill ChampionRecognised globally for Zoho technical expertise.
  10. 2023First Advanced Partner in EgyptWanas Apps became the first Zoho Advanced Partner in Egypt.
  11. 2025Key Business ContributorHonoured at the Zoho INSPIRE partner summit, Dubai.
  12. 2026Zoho Premium PartnerHighest Zoho partner tier globally.

Recognition

  • 2026Zoho Premium Partner
  • 2025Zoho Key Business Contributor, INSPIRE Dubai
  • 2023First Zoho Advanced Partner in Egypt
  • 2022Zoho Skill Champion
Zoho Premium Partner

Languages

Arabic, English