Hisham Hafiz
Hisham Hafiz | |
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Born | 28 April 1931 Madinah |
Died | 26 February 2006 (aged 76) |
Occupation(s) | Publisher and author |
Website | Hisham Ali Hafiz webpage |
Hisham Ali Hafiz (28 April 1931 - 26 February 2006) was a Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher and author. He is best known for co-founding
Early career
Hafiz was born on 28 April 1931 in Medina[1] where his father and uncle founded the Al Madina newspaper in 1937. He and his brother Mohammad Hafiz worked at the paper during school holidays. He studied economics and political science at Cairo University while undertaking military studies at The Egyptian Military Academy. He completed his studies in 1955.
After serving as a lieutenant in the
Saudi Research and Publishing
He founded
The success of these publications led to Saudi Research and Publishing developing a number of publications catering to both Saudi citizens and expatriate workers from India and Pakistan.
Writer
In 1991, Hafiz published his first volume of poetry Words with Rhythm with four volumes of that name published during the 1990s.
Death
Hisham Hafiz died in Beirut in February 2006 and was buried in his hometown Madinah.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
- ^ Alterman, Jon B. (1998). "New Media New Politics?" (PDF). The Washington Institute. 48. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Saudi media pioneer dies". AMEINFO. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.