Mohammed Al-Sager

Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager
محمد جاسم الصقر
Chairman of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry
In office
2020–Present
Chairman of the Arab Parliament
In office
2005–1999
Member of the National Assembly of Kuwait
In office
1999–2009
Personal details
Born (1951-06-18) 18 June 1951 (age 73)
NationalityKuwaiti
Political partyNational Democratic Alliance
Alma materWhittier College
Occupationbanker, journalist, politician
Known forfounder of Al-Qabas and Al-Jarida

Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager (Arabic: محمد جاسم الصقر; born 18 June 1951) is a Kuwaiti journalist, businessman, and politician.

Background

Al-Sager received a bachelor's degree in economics from Whittier College (California, US) in 1975.[1] He then worked for five years at the Industrial Bank of Kuwait, where he became Corporate Finance Manager.[1] In 1980, he left the bank to become Chairman and Managing Director of Coast Investment & Development Co.[1]

Journalism

In 1983 he began working as a journalist, serving as editor-in-chief of Al-Qabas (English: "The Firebrand"), a daily newspaper.[2] He continued in the role until his election to Parliament in 1999.[1] In 1992 he was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists "for courageous reporting on political and human rights issues in the face of government threats of censorship and prosecution".[2]

Along with colleague Ibrahim Marzouk, he was sentenced to six months in prison in 1998 on charges of "insulting the essence of the Divine Being", following the publication of a joke on Al-Qabas's "Entertainment" page: "Why did God expel Adam and Eve from paradise? Because they did not pay the rent."[2] The newspaper was also closed for one week.[2] The Committee to Protect Journalists protested the men's sentences,[2] which were overturned by an appeals court in January 1999.[3]

Political career

Al-Sager served in the National Assembly of Kuwait from 1999 to 2009.[4] While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Sager affiliates with the liberal National Democratic Alliance party.

From 2005 to 2009, he also served as Chairman of the Arab Parliament,[4] in which role he worked with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to promote a reconciliation between battling Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.[5]

Al-Sager is also a member of the General Secretariat of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

In May 2009, Al-Sager joined several other Kuwaiti MPs in declining to run for re-election to the Kuwaiti National Assembly. Al-Sager stated that he believed the next parliament would "also fail to implement the awaited reforms", these being an economic stimulus bill and a boost to the country's infrastructure.[6]

In April 2020, Al Sager was elected Chairman of the board of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "International Board: Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager". US/Middle East Project. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CPJ Deplores Sentencing of Two Journalists by Kuwait". Committee to Protect Journalists. 25 July 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Attacks on the Press 1999: Saudi Arabia". Committee to Protect Journalists. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "7th Arab Media Forum 2008 speakers". Arab Media Forum. 25 July 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ Deutsche Presse-Agentur (25 July 1998). "Arab Parliament stages Hamas, Fatah reconciliation bid". Haaretz. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  6. ^ Mary Ann Tétreault and Mohammed Al-Ghanim (8 July 2009). "The Day After "Victory": Kuwait's 2009 Election and the Contentious Present". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  7. ^ koein. "UNION OF ARAB CHAMBERS". UNION OF ARAB CHAMBERS. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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