Английская Википедия:Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed

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Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Masaeed (Шаблон:Lang-ar; 1915 – July 9, 2001) was a Kuwaiti journalist, businessman, and member of parliament. He founded Kuwait's first newspaper, Alrai Alaam, in 1961.[1]

Background

Abdulaziz Al-Masaeed was born in 1915 in the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, and was a member of parliament from 1967 to 1971. He contested the 1981 parliamentary elections but lost.[2] He contested the 1990 Kuwaiti National Council election and was elected its chairman.[2]

Journalistic activity

In April 1961, Al-Masaeed launched Al Rai Alaam, the first newspaper in Kuwait. Al Masaeed was both the owner and the publisher of the newspaper that was initially published in Beirut, Lebanon.[3][4] In 1965, he founded the weekly magazine Al-Seyassah with Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Al-Jarallah as its editor-in-chief.[3] He was a founding member of the Kuwait journalists association and called the dean of the Kuwaiti press.[5] He was Editor-in-Chief of the English newspaper “The Daily News” in 1964.[3][6][7]

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