Somayya Jabarti
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Somayya Anwar Jabarti (Arabic: سمية أنور جبرتي; born 1970 or 1971 (age 52–53))[1] is the first woman editor-in-chief of a Saudi Arabian national newspaper, Saudi Gazette.[2][3]
Somayya has reported on a spectrum of subjects from women’s issues to the stepping down of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She was the only Saudi reporter on the ground in the midst of the revolution in Tahrir Square.[citation needed]
Selected as one of the BBC 100 Women List in 2015,[1] Jabarti was listed as one of Arabian Business Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2014 and 2015 and among Alarabiya's Top 10 Muslim women in 2014.
References
- ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (17 February 2014). "Saudi Arabia's first female editor of national newspaper appointed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Jabarti, Somayya (19 December 2014). "10 top Muslim women who made headlines in 2014". Saudigazette. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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