The journalism  world lose one of the professional journalist

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Who ....?

 

Sheikh Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali , The Chairman of the Muscat Press and Publishing and the Editor of  "Times of Oman" newspaper.

 

He was born in Muscat in 1939.

 

 

 

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What he was did?

 

• He began his career  in Aramco company in Saudi Arabia  in 1954.

•  He moved to work in  Kuwait, he served as Chairman of the Division archives in the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone in Kuwait. 

 

Then, he work as secretary in the Department of Petroleum in Abu Dhabi. 

And , in 1972 , he work in  the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director for Consular Affairs.

In 1974, He was appointed general consul of the Sultanate in Mumbai.

Then ,  from 1989 until 1994 he was Honorary general consul  of the Republic of  Philippines in Muscat.

And, he was a member of the Advisory Board for two terms.

And, he was  member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry  in Oman  for  8 years.

Then,  he was a  member in the Authority of  resolve commercial disputes for 6 years.

In 1975, he was the  foundations of  Al Essa house for  Printing and Publishing.

He was published ‘ Times of Oman newspaper ‘ that was  the first English newspaper in the Sultanate and he was  the edited president for it until his death.

And, he  was a member of the Organization of World Press.

 He was a member of the Gulf Press Union.

He was  coverage  of official visits of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, may God protect him.

And , He was generosity  in '  Media Innovation Forum' which was organized by the Sultan Qaboos University.

 

 

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His death:

 

He go to the mercy of God at the age of 74 years, after a long drive with journalistic work in the Sultanate of Oman.

 

 Where he died in Germany 21th  of February , 2013 after a long travel  illness continue for a year.