Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil (born 2 July 1973) is a

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diplomat and journalist, and the current Saudi ambassador to the

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. He is the former general manager of

Al Arabiya Arabiya ( ar, العربية, transliterated: '; meaning "The Arabic One" or "The Arab One") is an international Arabic news television channel, currently based in Dubai, that is operated by the media conglomerate MBC. The channel is a ...

Television News Network in

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, the owner of Al Mesbar Studies and Research Centre and Madarek Publishing House in Dubai, and was previously a political correspondent for Radio MBC FM in Dubai and Radio Monte Carlo in Saudi Arabia. In February 2019, Al-Dakheel took the oath to become ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Education

Aldakhil studied at

Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (), commonly known as Al-Imam University, is a public university in Baladiyah al-Shemal in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1953. represented by the College of Sharia Sciences ...

, in Saudi Arabia. He subsequently got an MSc degree from Makased University in

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Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

Work experience

Aldakhil's career in journalism began in 1989. As a media specialist, he is known throughout the region and world as a TV anchor for Al-Arabiya News Channel's award-winning talk-show ''Edaat'' (إضاءات), and as a regular contributor to a number of leading newspapers. Aldakhil's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including

Al-Riyadh Al-Riyadh Saudi Club () is a football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division (third level). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyad ...

Okaz ''Okaz'' ( ar, عكاظ) is an Arabic Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah. The paper was launched in 1960 and its sister publication is ''Saudi Gazette''. The paper is simultaneously printed in both Riyadh and Jeddah and has offices ...

Asharq Al-Awsat ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, Aš-Šarq al-ʾAwsaṭ, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted ...

Al Majalla ''The Majalla'', often directly transliterated as ''Al Majalla'' (Arabic:المجلة, "the magazine") is a Saudi-owned, London-based political news journal published in Arabic, English and Persian. The magazine's headquarters in Saudi Arabia i ...

, Al-Muslimun,

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, and

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. He also worked full-time as the Saudi Politics editor for

Al-Hayat Al-Hayat ( ar, الحياة meaning "Life") was a London-based, pan-Arab newspaper owned by Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan, that had a circulation estimated over 200,000. It was the newspaper of record for the Arab diaspora and the preferre ...

. From 1997 to 1998, Aldakhil worked as a political correspondent for

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in Saudi Arabia. In 1999, he worked as a political correspondent for

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. In 2003, he joined MBC, and then Al-Arabiya in that same year. Aldakhil contributed to the establishment of the UK-based

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-language news portal as well as to the Al-Arabiya channel and its website, where he worked as general site administrator until 2007. He has written numerous books. Notable among them is ''Memoirs of a Previously Obese Man'' (ذكريات سمين سابق ), which chronicles his struggle to lose weight. On January 31, 2015, MBC Group's Chairman Sheikh Waleed Al-Ibrahim announced the appointment of Turki Aldakhil as the new general manager of Al Arabiya News Channel. Aldakhil left his job at Al Arabiya in January 2019, reportedly in preparation to become the next Saudi Ambassador to the

Awards

In 2007, 2010 and 2011, ''

Arabian Business ''Arabian Business'' (''AB'') is a weekly business magazine published in Dubai and focusing on global and regional news analysis. The brand is aimed at the English- and Arabic-speaking communities and is published in both languages. Its circul ...

'' magazine named Aldakhil among the most influential Arab figures. In November 2012, it ranked him 29th of the world's 100 most powerful Saudis. In 2014, Aldakhil received the America Abroad Media annual award for his role in supporting civil society and human rights and advancing women's role in society in Saudi Arabia and the

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region.

References

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