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Wadah Khanfar

Wadah Khanfar
Khanfar in 2006
Born (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 56)
Rama, Palestine
NationalityPalestinian
OccupationPresident of Al Sharq Forum
WebsiteWadahKhanfar.com

Wadah Khanfar (Arabic: وضاح خنفر; born 20 September 1968) is the President of Al Sharq Forum, an independent network dedicated to developing long-term strategies for political development, social justice and economic prosperity of the people of the Middle East. He previously served as the Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network. He has been ranked by Foreign Policy Magazine in 2011 as the first in The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers,[1] and in Fast Company as the first in the 100 Most Creative People in Business (2011)[2] and as one of the most 'Powerful People in the World' by Forbes magazine (2009).,[3] in 2008 World Economic Forum named Khanfar as one of the 'Young Global Leaders'.[4] During his tenure Al Jazeera went from a single channel to a media network with multiple properties including the Al Jazeera Arabic channel, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Sport, Al Jazeera's news websites, the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center, the Al Jazeera Center for Studies, Al Jazeera Mubasher (Live), and Al Jazeera Mobile. On 20 September 2011, he stepped down as the head of Al Jazeera Network.[5][6]

  1. ^ "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Most creative people 2011: Wadah Khanfar". Fast Company. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ^ "#54 Wadah Khanfar". Forbes. 11 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Forum announces Young Global Leaders for 2008". Geneva: World Economic Forum. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Al Jazeera director general steps down". Al Jazeera. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. ^ Black, Ian (20 September 2011). "Al-Jazeera boss Wadah Khanfar steps down to be replaced by Qatari royal". The Guardian. London.

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