Jamal Elshayyal (born 1984) is a British news producer for Al Jazeera English. [1]
He was a student at School of Oriental and African Studies.[2] In 2006, he joined Al Jazeera on the Middle East Desk.
He has worked on stories including 2006 war in Lebanon, the Darfur peace talks, Egypt's role during the Gaza War, and the Hajj in Mecca.
In 2010, he was covering the Gaza flotilla, and was on the top deck when the MV Mavi Marmara was attacked. [3][4][5] He was broadcasting before communications were cut.[6]