Walid Al-Omari
وليد العمري
Born (1957-02-11) February 11, 1957
Sandala, Palestine
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Aviv University
The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Phd)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerAl Jazeera
AwardsPalestine International Prize for Media (2000)

Walid Al-Omari (وليد العمري) (born; 11 February 1957) is an Arab / Palestinian journalist, writer and the bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Jerusalem and Ramallah.[1][2]

Early life and education

Al-Omari was born in Sandala, Israel on 11 February 1957. He studied at Arab Orthodox College Haifa. He received a degree in International relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Also studied at Tel Aviv University and then received a doctorate in media from The Hague University of Applied Sciences.[3]

Career

He first joined the MBC and NBC channel as a correspondent between 1991 and 1995 then joined the Al Jazeera channel on June 26, 1996. One year later he won the title of the chief correspondent. He also worked for several press institutions, including the Palestinian Press Services, Al-Awda magazine in occupied Jerusalem, Radio Orient in Paris, Multicult.fm in Berlin and the Lebanese newspaper Al-Moustaqbal from 1997 to 2000.[3]

Literary works

Awards and honors

  • Holy Land Fund Award (2004)
  • Palestine International Media Award (2002)
  • Arab Media Club Award (2001) Dubai
  • He also participated in many local and international conferences, workshops and seminars.

References

  1. "وليد العمري". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. "Walid Al-Omari is Al-Jazeera's Bureau Chief in Jerusalem". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "وليد العمري". 14 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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