Khalaf was appointed general manager of Microsoft Qatar in 2018, whereas Arif has been general manager of Microsoft Egypt since March 2020. Khalaf’s career with Microsoft began when she joined as an academic developer evangelist in 2006, and she has served as the education and public sector director. Arif started her Microsoft journey in Dubai when she joined as MEA’s business group director in 2019. She also sits on the board of Banque Misr and is the independent non-executive director of Rameda.