MANAMA: The General Assembly of the Gulf Press Union on Saturday chose Khalid Al-Malik as its new chief.
Al-Malik, editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper of Al-Jazirah and chairman of the Saudi Journalists Commission, replaces Turki Al-Sudeiri, who requested to leave his post for health reasons.
Issa Al-Shajyi was chosen as the Gulf Press Union’s secretary-general, succeeding Naser Al-Othman.
The elections came during the union’s ninth general assembly meeting that was held in the Bahraini capital of Manama in the presence of Minister of Information Affairs Ali Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and the members of the union’s general assembly.
Before the start of the conference, the general assembly members met with Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman.
Gulf Press Union appoints new chief
Gulf Press Union appoints new chief
