Jamal Khashoggi

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Jamal Khashoggi (age 48 as of 2007) is a media advisor to Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States. (( He is No Longer the media advisor to Prince Turki , even Prince Turki is no longer the Ambassador to the United States ) .. Jamal Kashoggi is back again as the editor-in-chief of alwatan newspaper for almost 8 months now . this is what i was trying to say ! ))

Formerly, he was a rather liberal/modern editor-in-chief of the Saudi daily newspaper Al-Watan before being fired by the Saudi Ministry of Information after publicly condemning the incidental killing of Muslims by jihadists.^[1]

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

^ "Feeding at the Trough", The Religious Policeman, February 16, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.

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