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Ebrahim Bashmi ( Arabic: إبراهيم بشمي, born 1947 (age 77)) is a Bahraini politician, novelist, journalist, and nonfiction writer. [1]
Bashmi was born in Manama. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Cairo University in 1971. He then worked for several publications: journalist for Bahraini newspaper Al-Adwaa from 1971 to 1973, editor-in-chief of Al-Osboa from 1975 to 1980, director of the Bahrain office for the Emirati newspaper Al Khaleej from 1980 to 1982, and deputy director of the United Nations Information Centre in Bahrain from 1982 to 1983. Most notably, he served as editor-in-chief of the Al Khaleej’s Panorama magazine from 1983 to 2003. He chaired the editorial board of Al-Waqt from 2005 to 2010. He was appointed to the Shura Council, the nation’s upper house, from 2002 to 2014. [2]
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Ebrahim Bashmi ( Arabic: إبراهيم بشمي, born 1947 (age 77)) is a Bahraini politician, novelist, journalist, and nonfiction writer. [1]
Bashmi was born in Manama. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Cairo University in 1971. He then worked for several publications: journalist for Bahraini newspaper Al-Adwaa from 1971 to 1973, editor-in-chief of Al-Osboa from 1975 to 1980, director of the Bahrain office for the Emirati newspaper Al Khaleej from 1980 to 1982, and deputy director of the United Nations Information Centre in Bahrain from 1982 to 1983. Most notably, he served as editor-in-chief of the Al Khaleej’s Panorama magazine from 1983 to 2003. He chaired the editorial board of Al-Waqt from 2005 to 2010. He was appointed to the Shura Council, the nation’s upper house, from 2002 to 2014. [2]