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Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi

Arabic: جمال أحمد خاشقجي, Turkish: Cemal Ahmed Kaşıkçı, Latin: Jamāl Aḥmad Ḫāšuqji Khashoggi
Also Known As: "Jamal Ahmed Hamza Khashoggi"
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Birthplace: Medina, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
Death: October 02, 2018 (59)
Saudi Arabian Embassy, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Assassinated)
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Occupation: Reporter
Managed by: Mikko Laakso
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About Jamal Khashoggi

The Guardian Obituary Citate:
"He was the son of Ahmad Khashoggi, the owner of a fabric shop, and his wife Esaaf (nee Daftar)."



Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist, author, and a former general manager and editor-in-chief of Al-Arab News Channel. He also served as editor for the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Watan, turning it into a platform for Saudi Arabian progressives.

Khashoggi fled Saudi Arabia in September 2017 and went into self-imposed exile. He said that the Saudi Arabian government had "banned him from Twitter," and he later wrote newspaper articles critical of the Saudi government. Khashoggi had been sharply critical of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, and the country's king, Salman of Saudi Arabia. He also opposed the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.

Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, but did not leave the building. Amid news reports claiming that he had been killed and dismembered inside, an inspection of the consulate, by Saudi Arabian and Turkish officials, took place on 15 October. Initially the Saudi Arabian government denied the death, claiming Khashoggi had left the consulate alive, but on 20 October admitted that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, claiming he had been strangled to death after a fight had broken out.

His uncle was the notorious arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.


Über Jamal Khashoggi (Deutsch)

Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, 13. Oktober 1958 in Medina; † (vermutlich) 2. Oktober 2018 in Istanbul) war ein saudi-arabischer Journalist. Er war Direktor der saudi-arabischen Tageszeitung Al-Watan und Medienberater des saudi-arabischen Prinzen Turki ibn Faisal. Ab Sommer 2017 lebte er in den USA und war unter anderem Kolumnist der Tageszeitung The Washington Post. Ab dem 2. Oktober 2018 galt er als vermisst, nachdem er das saudi-arabische Konsulat in Istanbul betreten und nicht wieder verlassen hatte. Mehr als zwei Wochen später gestand Saudi-Arabien die Tötung Khashoggis an jenem Tage ein.

Acerca de Jamal Khashoggi (Español)

Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi fue un periodista saudí y columnista de opinión de The Washington Post, autor y exdirector general y redactor jefe del canal de noticias Al-Arab News Channel.​ También trabajó como redactor del periódico saudí Al Watan, convirtiéndolo en una plataforma para los progresistas saudíes.

About Jamal Khashoggi (suomi)

Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi oli saudiarabialainen toimittaja, kirjailija ja Al-Arab News Channelin pääjohtaja ja päätoimittaja. Hän toimi myös saudiarabialaisen sanomalehden Al Watanin toimittajana, joka hänen aikanansa muuttui uudistusmieliseksi julkaisuksi Saudi-Arabiassa.

Kriittisesti Saudi-Arabiasta kirjoittanut Khashoggi katosi Istanbulissa lokakuussa 2018. Kävi ilmi, että hänen mentyään hakemaan lupaa Saudi-Arabian suurlähetystöstä Istanbulissa, hänet surmattiin siellä.

Om Jamal Khashoggi (svenska)

Jamal Khashoggi, var en saudisk journalist.

Khashoggi var en av Saudiarabiens mest namnkunniga och etablerade publicister. Han var bland annat chefredaktör för tidningar som Al Madina, Arab News och Al Watan samt utrikeskorrespondent för saudiska TV-bolag.

Efter ett besök på Saudiarabiens konsulat i Turkiet 2 oktober 2018 försvann Jamal Khashoggi. Turkiet hävdade att han har mördats. Efter att ha ändrat sina uttalanden om vad som hänt Khashoggi ett flertal gånger medgav Saudiarabien den 19 oktober att han dött på konsulatet i Istanbul. De hävdar att han dog i samband med att ett slagsmål utbröt samt att 18 personer gripits misstänkta för inblandning i händelsen. Han hade blivit mördads där.

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Jamal Khashoggi's Timeline

1958
October 13, 1958
Medina, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
2018
October 2, 2018
Age 59
Saudi Arabian Embassy, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey