Wassila Oulmi

Al Jazeera Media Network

Bio

Wassila Oulmi is a chief news anchor and program presenter on Al Jazeera Arabic. Throughout her career, she has conducted numerous field reports, including the live coverage of the Rohingya tragedy, where she delivered the first live television broadcast from inside the Rohingya minority camps. Wassila is among the few anchors who entered Syria to provide on-the-ground news coverage on the sixth anniversary of the Syrian revolution. She has also covered several significant elections, such as the 2022 French presidential election and the 2023 Turkish presidential election.

Experience

- Principal news presenter at Al Jazeera Media Network – (2008 – Present). - News presenter and program presenter at Bayati Channel – (2006 – 2008). - Correspondent for Algerian newspaper Al-Khabar based in Cairo – (2004 – 2006). - Correspondent for Algerian Radio – (2004 – 2006). - Journalist at Al-Ahram newspaper’s Algeria bureau – (2000 – 2004). - Correspondent for Egyptian Television and Nile News Channel – (2000 – 2004). - Freelance journalist for Al-Hayat newspaper, London – (2000 – 2004). - Journalist at Al-Youm Algerian newspaper – (2000).

Education

Bachelor's of Media