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Zein Elabadin Tawfik
Al Jazeera Media Network
Bio
Zein Elabadin Tawfik is an Egyptian media professional with more than thirty-five years of extensive experience in print, radio, television, digital journalism, and international news agencies. He began his career as a writer and journalist for major Egyptian national newspapers such as Al Gomhuria and Al-Ahram, before working for Reuters and the Deutsche Presse-Agentur. In 1999, he joined BBC Arabic radio and later moved to its television service. In August 2012, he joined Al Jazeera Media Network as a principal news anchor and presenter of major programs including Al-Hasad, Ma Waraa Al-Khabar, Hadith Al-Thawra, Al-Waqi’ Al-Arabi, and others. He has participated in field coverage from Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Among the most notable events he covered were the assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the Christchurch mosque shootings in Christchurch, the church bombings in Sri Lanka, and the Battle of Mosul. Zein Elabadin Tawfik is also a certified trainer at Al Jazeera Media Institute, where he delivers a variety of courses, including Meet the Press and TV News and Talk Show presentation.
Experience
- Principal Presenter at Al Jazeera Media Network – (2012 – Present). - TV program presenter at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – (1999 – 2012). - Journalist at Reuters News Agency – (1997 – 1999). - Journalist at Al-Ahram Foundation, Cairo – (1994 – 1999).
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