Ahmed Al-Jarallah

Ahmed Al-Jarallah
Born	1942
Nationality	Kuwaiti
Years active	1963 - Present

Ahmed Al-Jarallah (Born 1942. Full name Ahmad Abdel Aziz Al-Jarallah) is a Kuwaiti journalist, author, and the editor-in-chief of the Kuwaiti newspapers Arab Times and Al-Seyassah and owner of the weekly magazine Al-Hadaf. Jarallah is known for his criticism of Islamic extremists.

Jarallah was born in 1942 to a family of Kuwaiti pearl merchants.

In 1963, Al-Jarallah started his journalism career in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai Al-Aam, eventually becoming Managing Editor and Deputy Editor-in-Chief. In 1965, he left the newspaper to join the weekly magazine Al-Seyassah as Editor-in-Chief.

In 1968, he became the owner of Al-Seyassah, which he changed from a weekly magazine to a daily newspaper format. In 1977, Jarallah expanded Al-Seyassah into a media group, which also publishes the English-language Arab Times newspaper and the weekly magazine Al-Hadaf (English: The Target). The assets of Al-Seyassah have been estimated at more than five million Kuwaiti dinars ($17.25m) in 1977 values, including a printing plant which was at the time the most modern in the region.

On April 23, 1985, Al-Jarallah escaped death when a gunman opened fire on him outside his offices in the Shuwaikh Area. He was shot six times, and was rushed to the nearby Al-Razi Hospital by his driver, seriously injured. An organization under the name Arab Revolutionary Brigades claimed responsibility. It is estimated that Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) was behind the assassination attempt. The CIA reported that Jarallah's published views were "pro-Saudi, pro-egyptian, and critical of Palestinian extremism, the Iranian regime, and Iraq's territorial ambitions in Kuwait"

On 11 December 2003, Al-Jarallah's secretary at Al-Seyassah was injured when he opened a large envelope addressed to Jarallah, sent from Beirut, Lebanon. The envelope bomb contained the plastic explosive Semtex. The motive and source of the bombing was unclear, however it has been reported that the pro-Saudi newspaper led by Al-Jarallah had been critical of religious extremists and terrorism in Saudi Arabia, and supported the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

In 2011, Al-Jarallah received a Challenger 605 business jet from Bombardier Aerospace.

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