The Arab region needs strong media more than ever

Yesterday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, approved the formation of the Board of Directors of the “Arab Media Award”, whose membership includes 16 of the most prominent and influential Arab leaders in various media sectors in the world. The Arab world.

His Highness said: “The Arab region needs strong media more than ever… and we need media cadres to take our Arab media to a better future… and this is the role that we want the Arab leaders in the Board of Directors to supervise during the next stage, and lead the development of the award’s vision in accordance with With the rapid and successive regional and global media changes, the media sector bears a responsibility towards advancing the future of the region and enhancing development opportunities for its people… and accelerating plans and work programs to take advantage of the opportunities that future paths bring.”

His Highness added: “Dubai is a city that does not recognize the impossible, and it reached where it is today by facing challenges. We want the Arab Media Award not to stop at the extent of the challenges that the Arab press suffers from. Rather, it continues to achieve the aspirations of media institutions in the region and encourage those working in them to do more.” Of creativity and advancement with the tools of the future… and we will provide them with the support required to continue this lofty message.”

His Highness continued: “The Arab region possesses enormous energies and competencies… and the role of the members of the new board of directors is to discover and honor these media and journalistic competencies, and to consolidate the award’s position as the most important forum for celebrating Arab media creativity.”

Council members

The new board of directors of the “Arab Media Award” includes an elite group of intellectual, journalistic, media and academic leaders in the Arab world, namely: Vice President and Managing Director of the Dubai Media Council, President of the Award, Mona Ghanem Al Marri, and Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Dr. Sultan Al Nuaimi. And the editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Ghassan Charbel, and the chairwoman of the board of directors of the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar, Nayla Tueni, and the writer Imad Al-Din Adeeb, and the general director of the news agency. Emirates News and the editor-in-chief of the Jusoor Post newspaper, Mohamed Al-Hammadi, the writer and thinker Dr. Mohamed Al-Rumaihi, and the head of the National Media Authority and head of the Cairo Center for Strategic Studies, Ahmed Al-Maslamani.

The Council also includes in its membership the following: Executive Director of the Marketing and Communication Sector at Dubai Media Incorporated – Secretary General of the Award, Dr. Maitha Buhumaid, CEO of Eight Company, Abdul Rahman Abu Malih, founder of the Black Box Program, journalist Ammar Taqi, writer Sawsan Al Shaer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Omani Journalists Association, Dr. Muhammad bin Mubarak Al-Araimi, the executive editor-in-chief of Al-Khaleej newspaper, Raed Barqawi, the general director of the electronic newspaper Hespress, Hassan Al-Kanuni, and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Arab News, Faisal Abbas.

The most prominent award in the region

Mona Ghanem Al Marri welcomed the members of the Board of Directors, expressing her gratitude for the precious trust placed in the new Board by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and her sincere wishes to its members for success in their tasks, leading the award to the highest ranks of excellence, consolidating its position as the most important platform for professional competition in the Arab media, and confirming its position. Among the ranks of the most prominent international awards specialized in this field.

She stressed that the new Board of Directors, with its high intellectual and professional figures, provides reassurance that the award will confidently continue its journey in stimulating creativity in the Arab media system, as the award’s sponsor, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wanted it to do.

She stressed the importance of the role of the Council, with the value they represent and the expertise and experience they possess, in guiding the award during the next stage.

The award’s president said: “Today we begin a new phase in the Arab Media Award’s journey… with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which constitutes a source of inspiration for us… and with the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Chairman of the Council Dubai Media… We will raise the ceiling of our ambitions to reach the highest levels of excellence… so that the award will always be an edifice for creativity and anticipating the media future.”

She indicated that the Secretary-General of the Award and the Dubai Press Club, representative of the General Secretariat, will provide all possible forms of support and cooperation required with the new Board of Directors, during its three-year term, towards establishing new elements of excellence for the Award based on clear foundations and standards that establish integrity, impartiality and complete transparency. These are the principles that have ensured the award’s reputation and maintained its position since its inception more than 24 years ago, confirming its confidence in the ability of the new council to bring about qualitative changes in the process. The prize.

It is worth noting that the new council will enjoy full powers that will allow it to develop appropriate strategies, introduce aspects of development that it deems compatible with the goals that the award seeks to achieve in the field of media work, and maximize the positive returns from it, which is directed towards improving the Arab media industry within various specializations and expanding the circle. Participation in the award, and attracting distinguished Arab pens and productions from inside or outside the region.

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Mohammed bin Rashid:

. The Arab region needs media cadres to take our Arab media to a better future.

. The Arab region possesses enormous energies and competencies, and the role of the Council members is to discover and honor these media competencies.

Mona Al-Marri:

. With the vision of Mohammed bin Rashid… and the follow-up of Ahmed bin Mohammed… we will raise the ceiling of the award’s ambitions to reach the highest horizons of excellence.

. We are confident in the ability of the new council, with its inclusion of media figures and young figures, to bring about qualitative changes in the award’s journey.

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