Mansoor al-Jamri

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mansoor al-Jamri
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 17, 1961(1961-12-17)
Age	63
Birthplace	Bahrain
Country	Bahrain
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mansoor al-Jamri Biography

Mansoor al-Jamri is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 17, 1961 in Bahrain, Bahrain.

Mansoor al-Jamri (also Mansour; Arabic: منصور الجمري ‎; born 17 December 1961) is a Bahraini columnist, author, human rights activist and former opposition leader. He is the editor-in-chief of Al-Wasat, an Arabic language independent daily newspaper. He is also the second son of the Shia spiritual leader Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri, who died in 2006.

In his book Non-scattered memories of Najaf, al-Jamri describes the dire situation in Iraq following the rise of Ba’ath party in 1968. He writes that the “biggest tragedy” he witnessed was the deportation of Iraqis of Iranian origins, some of whom were his neighbors. Al-Jamri and his school colleagues were often forced to take part in pro and anti-Ba’athist protests.

Mansoor al-Jamri Net Worth

Mansoor al-Jamri is one of the richest Journalist from Bahrain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mansoor al-Jamri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mansoor al-Jamri was born in Bahrain on 17 December 1961. Al-Jamri’s father Sheikh Abdul Amir is a Shia cleric who became the leader of the opposition and the spiritual father of the Shia during the 1990s uprising in Bahrain. His mother, Zahra’ is the grand daughter of the renovator Shia khatib Mulla Atiya al-Jamri. They were married in Bahrain in 1957. Abdul Amir was 20 and Zahra’, his cousin’s grand daughter was 16.

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Al-Wasat (literally, “The Center”) was founded on September 2002 and its co- founder al-Jamri became its editor-in-chief. By 2011 it had become the country’s most popular newspaper with a daily circulation of 15,000 and readership of 45,000 to 60,000. It employed 200 individuals, a quarter of them worked as reporters or editors. Its coverage was described by Committee to Protect Journalists as independent and non-sectarian, however this did not spare it from occasional harassment and political pressure. Al-Wasat is the only independent and non-sectarian newspaper in the county and is also “widely credited with being the first Bahraini newspaper to voice opposition views”. Although it also covers the government point of view, the newspaper is sometimes classified as siding with opposition. According to Margaret Warner of PBS NewsHour, Al-Wasat is the “most popular and profitable newspaper” in Bahrain and al-Jamri’s column is a “voice for non-sectarian moderation”.

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Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bahrain. Mansoor al-Jamri celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.

On 4 August, al-Jamri was reinstated back to his position by the board of directors. On 11 October, al-Jamri and his colleagues were found guilty by the court and fined US$2,650 each. Subsequently, al-Jamri received two international awards; the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2011 and the Next Century Foundation’s Peace Through Media Award in 2012. In September 2011, Al-Wasat won the UNICEF regional award for electronic media and in May 2012, it was ranked top in the Media Credibility Index ahead of Al Jazeera, BBC, Agence France-Presse and more than a dozen other media outlets.

Top Facts about Mansoor al-Jamri

1. Mansoor al-Jamri is a Bahraini journalist, author, and activist.
2. He was born in 1961.
3. Al-Jamri is the former editor-in-chief of Al-Wasat newspaper.
4. He has been arrested multiple times for his activism.
5. In 2011, he received the International Press Freedom Award from CPJ.
6. Al-Jamri has written several books on Bahrain’s political history.
7. He holds a degree in journalism from Indiana University Bloomington.
8. His father was also a prominent journalist and political figure in Bahrain.
9. Al-Jamri advocates for democracy and human rights in Bahrain.
10. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of directors at Gulf Daily News.