Dr. Abdullah Schleifer, the renowned US journalist and one of the Middle Easts most influential media figures, is named Al Arabiya News Channels Washington D.C. Bureau Chief.
Celebrated as a commentator and pioneer of journalism, Schleifer has been part of the Middle Easts media landscape for nearly three decades, covering major political, cultural, religious and economic events for Arab and American media. His extensive knowledge of the regions political news history, positions him among the most recognizable media voices today and he regularly appears on domestic and international news networks.
Former founder and director of the Adham Center for Television Journalism at the American University in Cairo, Abdullah Schleifer also co-founded the Transnational Broadcasting Studies journal. Prior to that, Schleifer served as NBC News Cairo Bureau Chief and Middle East producer/reporter based in Beirut.
He is currently professor emeritus at the American University of Cairo (AUC) and honorary and former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Cairo.