Wadah Khanfar
Director-General
Al Jazeera Network
Wadah Khanfar is the Director General of Al Jazeera Network, ranked as one of the most ‘Powerful People in the World’ by Forbes magazine, and named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is also recognized as the third most influential Arab in the world by the Arabian Business magazine.
Khanfar started his career with Al Jazeera in 1997 covering some of the world’s key political developments, and working as a correspondent in South Africa. He led the Al Jazeera Channel for three years as its Managing Director prior to becoming the Director-General for Al Jazeera Network.
Khanfar has a diverse academic background with postgraduate studies in Philosophy, African Studies and International Politics.
Wadah Khanfar will be speaking at:
“Arabic channels’ diffidence to speak the ‘other’ language… A case study of the Al Jazeera International Channel [ Atlantis Ballroom ]
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:00 PM – 03:15 PM
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