Talal Al-Awamleh (; born September 9, 1974) is a Jordanian producer. He is the

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and

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Arab Telemedia Group Arab Telemedia Group is an independent commercial media enterprise, founded by Adnan Al Awamleh in 1983. Arab Telemedia creates and produces quality multiplatform content and since its establishment has been evolving to become on the forefront of ...

which was founded by his father Adnan Al-Awamleh in 1983. Al-Awamleh was born in

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, in September 1974. He was born to the Jordanian producer Adnan Al-Awamleh and the Jordanian TV presenter Suha Toqan. Al-Awamleh was educated at Al-Rae’d Al Arabi school. He then obtained his Bachelor degree in political science from

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in 1996. Talal Started working with his father at Arab Telemedia company while studying in university ; and in 2002 he took over the company’s management and became the

of the company. The group has been in the market for more than 35 years and has created thousands of hours of original television programs, including ''The Sons of Al-Rashid, Abu Ja’far Al-mansour, Al-Hajjaj, Malik Bin Al-Rayeb'' and ''Shahrazad.'' Arab Telemedia is an innovate group that services and support the production and broadcast industry in domestic and regional markets. In 2008, Al-Awamleh was awarded the first ever

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for Best

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for the dramatic series Al-Igtiyah ('' The Invasion)'', which made him the first

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producer to ever win an Emmy.

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Jordanian television producers Living people People from Amman 1974 births International Emmy Award–winning screenwriters {{Jordan-bio-stub