Abdulaziz Al-Masaeed | |
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عبد العزيز فهد المساعيد | |
Born | Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Masaeed 1915 |
Died | July 9, 2001 | (aged 85–86)
Nationality | Kuwait |
Known for | Al Rai Alaam newspaper |
Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Masaeed ( Arabic: عبد العزيز فهد المساعيد; 1915 – July 9, 2001) was a Kuwaiti journalist, businessman, and member of parliament. He founded Kuwait's first newspaper, Alrai Alaam, in 1961. [1]
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]
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]
Abdulaziz Al-Masaeed | |
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عبد العزيز فهد المساعيد | |
Born | Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Masaeed 1915 |
Died | July 9, 2001 | (aged 85–86)
Nationality | Kuwait |
Known for | Al Rai Alaam newspaper |
Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Masaeed ( Arabic: عبد العزيز فهد المساعيد; 1915 – July 9, 2001) was a Kuwaiti journalist, businessman, and member of parliament. He founded Kuwait's first newspaper, Alrai Alaam, in 1961. [1]
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]
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]