Jamal Rayyan (; born 23 August 1953 in

Tulkarm Tulkarm, Tulkarem or Tull Keram ( ar, طولكرم, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of ...

) is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

news television

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with

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Television Network.

Professional experience

Jordan Radio and Television News

From 1974 to 1989 Jammal Rayan worked as

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and presenter for

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, Amman (

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Ri ...

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Korean Broadcasting System

From 1974 to 1979 then 1979–1985 he worked as news reporter and Middle Eastern

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for

Korean Broadcasting System The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, ...

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(

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). He also worked as a news reporter for the Arabic radio station that belongs to KBS Network.

BBC News

From 1994 to 1996 he worked as

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for the BBC Arabic World Service, London (England).

Abu Dhabi

From 1989 to 1994 then 1997–1999 he worked as news anchor and political program moderator for

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Television Network, Abu Dhabi (

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

). He is noted for the programs "The World of News Tonight" and "The Fourth Dimension".

Al Jazeera

From 1996 to 1997 he worked as a program moderator and anchorman with the newly-established

network in

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. He assisted in the channel's creation and in training and mentoring news presenters. Rayyan participated in news coverage of

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, the

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, the

Palestinian-Israeli conflict The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

. He conducted interviews with presidents, prime ministers, and political key players. Since 1999, he has returned to working at Al Jazeera.

References

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