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'''Adel Al Toraifi''' ([[Arabic]]: عادل الطريفي; born 1979) is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on [[Saudi-Iranian relations]] and foreign policy decision making in the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]].<ref name=adel>{{cite news|author=Adel Al Toraifi|title=Sulzberger's lessons: Reflections on the legacy of a famed newspaperman|url=http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=31309|access-date=14 December 2012 |newspaper=Asharq Al Awsat|date=4 October 2012|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123132132/http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=31309 |archivedate=23 November 2012 }}</ref> He was the minister of culture and information of [[Saudi Arabia]] from January 2015 to April 2017.
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'''Adel Al Toraifi''' ([[Arabic]]: عادل الطريفي) (born 1979) is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on [[Saudi-Iranian relations]] and foreign policy decision making in the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]].<ref name=adel>{{cite news|author=Adel Al Toraifi |title=Sulzberger's lessons: Reflections on the legacy of a famed newspaperman |url=http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=31309 |accessdate=14 December 2012 |newspaper=Asharq Al Awsat |date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123132132/http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=31309 |archivedate=23 November 2012 }}</ref> He was the minister of culture and information of [[Saudi Arabia]] from January 2015 to April 2017.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Al Toraifi was born in 1979.<ref name=ben30may>{{cite news|author=Ben Flanagan|title=In conversation with editor-in-chief Adel Al Toraifi|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/news-renderer?mgnlUuid=749ae62b-dac4-4fdd-a5fc-22fbda341d18|accessdate=29 June 2013|work=Al Arabiya|date=30 May 2013}}</ref> He received a master's degree in international conflict in 2008 from [[Kingston University]], London.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> He finished his PhD studies in [[international relations]] at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] in 2012.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> The title of his thesis is "The Rise and Demise of Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement (1997 – 2009)".<ref name=abusiness>{{cite news|title=Adel Al Toraifi| url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabian-business-power-500-2013-493796.html?view=profile&itemid=493998#.UY_EDCvAVgs| accessdate=12 May 2013|work=Arabian Business}}</ref>
Al Toraifi was born in 1979.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Flanagan|title=In conversation with editor-in-chief Adel Al Toraifi|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/news-renderer?mgnlUuid=749ae62b-dac4-4fdd-a5fc-22fbda341d18|access-date=29 June 2013|work=Al Arabiya|date=30 May 2013|archive-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629070135/http://english.alarabiya.net/news-renderer?mgnlUuid=749ae62b-dac4-4fdd-a5fc-22fbda341d18|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received a master's degree in international conflict in 2008 from [[Kingston University]], London.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> He finished his PhD studies in [[international relations]] at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] in 2012.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> The title of his thesis is "Understanding the role of state identity in foreign policy decision-making: the rise of Saudi-Iranian rapprochement (1997-2009)".<ref>{{cite thesis|author=Adel Al Toraifi|date=2012|title=Understanding the role of state identity in foreign policy decision-making: the rise of Saudi-Iranian rapprochement (1997-2009)|degree=PhD
|location=London School of Economics and Political Science|url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/683/}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Al Toraifi began his journalism career at the beginning of the 2000s as an opinion writer and commentator for many Arabic and foreign newspapers. He published weekly political opinions in ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]'' newspaper.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> He also wrote for ''[[Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)|Al Watan]]'' in 2003. Then he began to write weekly for the opinion pages of ''[[Asharq Al-Awsat]]''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> In 2010, he became editor-in-chief of ''[[The Majalla]]''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> In addition to this post, he began to serve as the deputy editor-in-chief for ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' in July 2012.<ref name=maj>{{cite news|title=Adel Al Toraifi appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al Awsat |url=http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/07/article55232831 |accessdate=14 December 2012 |work=The Majalla |date=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006212216/http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/07/article55232831 |archivedate=6 October 2012 }}</ref>
Al Toraifi began his journalism career at the beginning of the 2000s as an opinion writer and commentator for many Arabic and foreign newspapers. He published weekly political opinions in ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]'' newspaper.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> He also wrote for ''[[Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)|Al Watan]]'' in 2003. Then he began to write weekly for the opinion pages of ''[[Asharq Al-Awsat]]''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> In 2010, he became editor-in-chief of ''[[The Majalla]]''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/> In addition to this post, he began to serve as the deputy editor-in-chief for ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' in July 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adel Al Toraifi appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al Awsat|url=http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/07/article55232831|access-date=14 December 2012
|work=The Majalla|date=4 July 2012|archive-date=6 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006212216/http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/07/article55232831}}</ref>


Al Toraifi was named as the [[chief editor]] of ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' on 11 December 2012 with effect from 1 January 2013, and he replaced [[Tariq Alhomayed]].<ref name=aalawsat1112>{{cite news|title=Al Toraifi New Editor-in-chief of Asharq Al Awsat |url=http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=32123 |accessdate=14 December 2012 |newspaper=Asharq Al Awsat |date=11 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211060843/http://asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1 |archivedate=11 December 2012 }}</ref> He also holds his post as editor-in-chief of ''The Majalla''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/><ref>{{cite web|title=Who we are |url=http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418 |work=SRMG |accessdate=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324171218/http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418 |archivedate=24 March 2014 }}</ref>
Al Toraifi was named as the [[chief editor]] of ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' on 11 December 2012 with effect from 1 January 2013, replacing [[Tariq Alhomayed]] in the post.<ref name=aalawsat1112>{{cite news|title=Al Toraifi New Editor-in-chief of Asharq Al Awsat|url=http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=32123|access-date=14 December 2012 |newspaper=Asharq Al Awsat|date=11 December 2012|url-status=dead|archivedate=11 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211060843/http://asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1}}</ref> He also held his post as editor-in-chief of ''The Majalla''.<ref name=aalawsat1112/><ref>{{cite web|title=Who we are|work=SRMG
|url=http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418|access-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324171218/http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418}}</ref>


One of his main achievements as the editor-in-chief of ''The Majalla'' was the launching of the digital version of the magazine in [[Arabic]], English and [[Persian language|Persian]]. On 1 July 2014 he left the post of editor in chief of ''Asharq Al-Awsat''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adel Al Toraifi|url=http://m.arabianbusiness.com/arabian-business-power-500-2013-493796.html?view=profile&itemid=493998|accessdate=26 June 2014|work=Arabian Business}}</ref>
One of his main achievements as the editor-in-chief of ''The Majalla'' was the launching of the digital version of the magazine in [[Arabic]], English and [[Persian language|Persian]]. On 1 July 2014 he left the post of editor in chief of ''Asharq Al-Awsat''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adel Al Toraifi|url=http://m.arabianbusiness.com/arabian-business-power-500-2013-493796.html?view=profile&itemid=493998|access-date=26 June 2014|work=Arabian Business|archive-date=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204162750/http://m.arabianbusiness.com/arabian-business-power-500-2013-493796.html?view=profile&itemid=493998|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Al Toraifi then joined the [[Al Arabiya]] television news channel as deputy general manager.<ref name=app>{{cite news|title=Dr. Adel Altoraifi appointed new GM at Al Arabiya News Channel|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/television-and-radio/2014/11/22/Dr-Adel-al-Toraifi-appointed-new-GM-at-Al-Arabiya-News-Channel.html| accessdate=28 November 2014|work=Al Arabiya|date=22 November 2014}}</ref> On 22 November 2014, he was appointed general manager of Al Arabiya News Channel, replacing Abdulrahman Al Rashed in the post.<ref name=app/>
Al Toraifi then joined the [[Al Arabiya]] television news channel as deputy general manager.<ref name=app>{{cite news
|title=Dr. Adel Altoraifi appointed new GM at Al Arabiya News Channel|access-date=28 November 2014|work=Al Arabiya
|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/television-and-radio/2014/11/22/Dr-Adel-al-Toraifi-appointed-new-GM-at-Al-Arabiya-News-Channel.html|date=22 November 2014}}</ref> On 22 November 2014, he was appointed general manager of Al Arabiya News Channel, replacing Abdulrahman Al Rashed in the post.<ref name=app/>


On 29 January 2015 Al Toraifi was appointed minister of culture and information of Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Massive Cabinet shake-up| url=http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/696656|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Arab News|date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Vivarelli|title=New Saudi King Appoints Young Liberal Journo as Culture and Information Minister|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/global/new-saudi-king-appoints-young-liberal-journo-as-culture-and-information-minister-1201421212/|accessdate=24 April 2015|work=Variety|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> His term ended on 22 April 2017 when [[Awwad Alawwad]] was named as the minister of culture and information.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1088886/saudi-arabia|accessdate=23 April 2017|work=Arab News|date=23 April 2017}}</ref>
On 29 January 2015 Al Toraifi was appointed minister of culture and information of Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Massive Cabinet shake-up|url=http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/696656|access-date=1 February 2015
|work=Arab News|date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Vivarelli|title=New Saudi King Appoints Young Liberal Journo as Culture and Information Minister|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/global/new-saudi-king-appoints-young-liberal-journo-as-culture-and-information-minister-1201421212/|access-date=24 April 2015|work=Variety
|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> His term ended on 22 April 2017 when [[Awwad Alawwad]] was named as the minister of culture and information.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1088886/saudi-arabia|access-date=23 April 2017|work=Arab News
|date=23 April 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:18, 5 November 2024

Adel Al Toraifi
Minister of Information and Culture
In office
29 January 2015 – 22 April 2017
Prime MinisterSalman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succeeded byAwwad Alawwad
Personal details
Born1979 (age 45–46)
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma mater

Adel Al Toraifi (Arabic: عادل الطريفي; born 1979) is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on Saudi-Iranian relations and foreign policy decision making in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.[1] He was the minister of culture and information of Saudi Arabia from January 2015 to April 2017.

Early life and education

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Al Toraifi was born in 1979.[2] He received a master's degree in international conflict in 2008 from Kingston University, London.[3] He finished his PhD studies in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012.[3] The title of his thesis is "Understanding the role of state identity in foreign policy decision-making: the rise of Saudi-Iranian rapprochement (1997-2009)".[4]

Career

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Al Toraifi began his journalism career at the beginning of the 2000s as an opinion writer and commentator for many Arabic and foreign newspapers. He published weekly political opinions in Al Riyadh newspaper.[3] He also wrote for Al Watan in 2003. Then he began to write weekly for the opinion pages of Asharq Al-Awsat.[3] In 2010, he became editor-in-chief of The Majalla.[3] In addition to this post, he began to serve as the deputy editor-in-chief for Asharq Al-Awsat in July 2012.[5]

Al Toraifi was named as the chief editor of Asharq Al-Awsat on 11 December 2012 with effect from 1 January 2013, replacing Tariq Alhomayed in the post.[3] He also held his post as editor-in-chief of The Majalla.[3][6]

One of his main achievements as the editor-in-chief of The Majalla was the launching of the digital version of the magazine in Arabic, English and Persian. On 1 July 2014 he left the post of editor in chief of Asharq Al-Awsat.[7]

Al Toraifi then joined the Al Arabiya television news channel as deputy general manager.[8] On 22 November 2014, he was appointed general manager of Al Arabiya News Channel, replacing Abdulrahman Al Rashed in the post.[8]

On 29 January 2015 Al Toraifi was appointed minister of culture and information of Saudi Arabia.[9][10] His term ended on 22 April 2017 when Awwad Alawwad was named as the minister of culture and information.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Adel Al Toraifi (4 October 2012). "Sulzberger's lessons: Reflections on the legacy of a famed newspaperman". Asharq Al Awsat. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ Ben Flanagan (30 May 2013). "In conversation with editor-in-chief Adel Al Toraifi". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Al Toraifi New Editor-in-chief of Asharq Al Awsat". Asharq Al Awsat. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ Adel Al Toraifi (2012). Understanding the role of state identity in foreign policy decision-making: the rise of Saudi-Iranian rapprochement (1997-2009) (PhD thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  5. ^ "Adel Al Toraifi appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al Awsat". The Majalla. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Who we are". SRMG. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Adel Al Toraifi". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Dr. Adel Altoraifi appointed new GM at Al Arabiya News Channel". Al Arabiya. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Massive Cabinet shake-up". Arab News. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ^ Nick Vivarelli (2 February 2015). "New Saudi King Appoints Young Liberal Journo as Culture and Information Minister". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees". Arab News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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