Jamal Khashoggi

Jamal Khashoggi (Arabic:جمال خاشقجي) (age 48 as of 2007) is Editor-in-Chief of the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan. Formerly, he had served as a media advisor to Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, while he was Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States.

Khashoggi had been the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Watan once before, during a short stint in 2003 before he was fired by the Saudi Ministry of Information after publicly condemning the incidental killing of Muslims by jihadists. [cite news|url=http://muttawa.blogspot.com/2006/02/feeding-at-trough.html|publisher=The Religious Policeman|title=Feeding at the Trough|date=February 16, 2006|accessdate=2006-07-09]

References

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/majlesaledara.asp?issueno=2483

Jamal Khashoggi Bio:

Born in Medina.

Obtained Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Indiana State University, USA.

Worked for Saudi Gazette at the beginning of his career

Employed as a correspondent for a number of daily and weekly Arab newspapers between 1987 and 1999

Covered events in Afghanistan, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan, the Middle East between 1991 and 1999

Appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Arab News between 1999 and 2003

Assumed the post of Editor-in-Chief at Al-Watan newspaper in 2003 for 52 days and was dismissed from his position following much controversy surrounding the paper’s position towards the terrorist attacks in the kingdom.

Appointed media advisor to Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki Al-Faisal from 2004 to 2007.

Reappointed as Editor-in-Chief at Al-Watan in 2007

Source: SUSRIS By Asharq Alawsat

External links

* [http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=saudiarabia&ID=SP53503 "Saudi Editor-In-Chief Fired Following Criticism of Ibn Taymiyya, Spiritual Father of Wahhabism"] article on MEMRI.org
* [http://foreignexchange.tv/?q=node/772 Interview] with Fareed Zakaria on ForeignExchange.tv