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Ahmed Fakhouri
Al Jazeera Media Network
Bio
Ahmad is an experienced TV presenter with a proven history of success in news broadcasting and documentary making. He possesses strong editorial skills in television and social media. He was the lead presenter of the BBC's most successful news programme on social media, which also became the most successful social media programme in the Arab world, gaining 10 billion views across all BBC social media platforms. Currently, Ahmad is fronting the new program on Al Jazeera Network, Shabakat, which is the fastest-growing programme in the Arab world, having gained 2 billion views in less than 2 years. Ahmad is also a social media content creator with excellent storytelling skills.
Experience
- In 1996, Ahmad started studying law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Aleppo, graduating in 2001. - By 2002, Ahmad worked as an agent for an advertising agency and a documentary film director simultaneously. - In 2004, he won the announcers competition for Damascus Radio and became a news anchor and program host at the station. - By the end of 2006, Ahmad joined the television industry through the national Syrian television station, where he was the evening news anchor. - In addition to the above, Ahmad worked as a voice actor for multiple documentaries while also producing and directing them for various television stations such as National Geographic and Al Jazeera Documentary. - He is an official senior journalism trainer at BBC Arabic, providing training courses to presenters and producers on presentation skills, interviewing skills, storytelling, scripting, and structuring for TV programs.
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