Walid Al-Omari (وليد العمري) (born; 11 February 1957) is an
Arab /
Palestinian journalist, writer and the bureau chief of
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
in
Jerusalem and
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...
.
Early life and education
Al-Omari was born in
Sandala, Israel
Sandala ( ar, صندلة; he, צַנְדַלָה, סַנְדַלָה) is an Arab village in the Northern District of Israel. Near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In its population was .
History
The remains of ...
on 11 February 1957. He studied at Arab Orthodox College
Haifa. He received a degree in
International relations from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
. Also studied at
Tel Aviv University and then received a doctorate in media from
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
The Hague University of Applied Sciences ( nl, De Haagse Hogeschool), abbreviated THUAS, is a university of applied sciences with its campuses located in and around The Hague in the Randstad metropolitan region in the west of the Netherlands. Th ...
.
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.
Literary works
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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
Living people
1957 births
Al Jazeera people
Palestinian reporters and correspondents
Palestinian writers
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni
Tel Aviv University alumni
The Hague University of Applied Sciences alumni
NBC employees
Israeli Arab journalists
Israeli Arab writers
Israeli people of Palestinian descent
Arab citizens of Israel
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