Hassan Yaqoub Al Mansouri Appointed Acting Secretary...

HE Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, has appointed Hassan Yaqoub Al Mansouri, Director of Sharjah Radio at Sharjah Media Corporation, as Acting Secretary General of Sharjah Media Council.

A well-known UAE media figure, Al Mansouri started his career in 2000 as a presenter, joining the Sharjah Media Corporation in 2006 serving in several senior positions. He has successfully presented many talk shows including, Al Khat Al Mubasher , which represents a turning point in interface between people and officials. He has also hosted numerous interactive programmes on special occasions.

The Sharjah Media Council was formed earlier this year by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, through Emiri Decree No. 6 of 2017. Led by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, the Council includes the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, the Sharjah Media Corporation (Radio & TV) and Sharjah Media City (free zone) and is aimed at strengthening the media sector and promoting a healthy, vibrant media climate in the Emirate, in accordance with the highest international standards and practices.

The Sharjah Media Council held its first meeting under the leadership of Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi in May and was attended by HE Dr Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of the Sharjah Media City, HE Mohammed Khalaf, Director General of Sharjah Media Corporation, and HE Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of Sharjah Government Media Bureau.

Speaking on the occasion, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi said that Sharjah boasts a long and rich history of strong media presence in the region that has helped portray the Emirate's march of progress on various fronts and the leadership's vision and policies positively and forcefully.

He expressed his confidence that the Council would complement and further bolster these efforts by various stakeholders of the media sector in Sharjah and the UAE, in order to allow free flow of information and enhance a work culture that is rooted in the nation's cultural values and heritage and Sharjah's experience in the field of media and government communication.

The first Council meeting reviewed the SMC's strategy and its mission to invigorate the Emirate's leadership role in the media sector and how the Council could help the media industry with its various needs.

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