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Elie Nakouzi

April 21, 2024

Elie Nakouzi (born July 14, 1969) is a Lebanese-American television broadcaster and presenter with over 35 years of experience in international affairs and Middle East broadcasting. He has interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush, UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Pakistani General Pervez Musharraf, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, General David Petraeus, among many other World Leaders.

Elie Nakouzi
Born (1969-07-14) July 14, 1969 (age 54)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation(s)Television broadcaster, presenter

Early life and education edit

Nakouzi is a Lebanese-American journalist and Executive producer. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Christian Lebanese parents before immigrating to the USA with his family in 2010.[citation needed] He enrolled in medical school, changed his concentration to computer science, before deciding on international relations.[1] He also taught Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese-American University (LAU). In 2010, Nakouzi immigrated to the USA and launched his Production house, Make Sense Productions, and won more than 16 awards for various projects.

Career edit

Nakouzi began his career as a presenter on Parliament of the Youth, a program hosted by Radio Voice of Lebanon, in 1990. In 1993, he became anchor of a reproduction of Parliament of the Youth, made for ICN Network.[2] Although ICN network was shut down in 1994, Nakouzi soon began work as a senior anchor with the LBC (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation) in 1994 which allowed him to continue to address issues directly related to the Syrian invasion of Lebanon.

In 1997, Nakouzi became the senior anchor at MurrTV's Take a Stand program. At its core, Take a Stand addressed reforming the loss of civic values that resulted from the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, including promoting democratic values and ending human rights abuses.[3] From 1998, a year after Nakouzi began, until 2002, when he left, Take a Stand became the top rated political commentary show in Lebanon. Eventually, as with Parliament of the Youth, Nakouzi and Take a Stand ran afoul of Syrian officials, and MurrTV was forcibly shut down in 2002.

Following the closure of MurrTV, Nakouzi accepted a position with Al-Arabiya TV as an anchor for the From Iraq program in 2003.[4] The Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV was established on March 23, 2003 as a direct competitor to the Al-Jazeera network. Launched during the Iraq War of 2003, From Iraq focused on security issues as well as political and social realities in Iraq at the time. With a weekly interview of influential political players in Iraq, From Iraq focused on the former Iraqi regime's human rights abuses, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and the country's future. From Iraq ran from 2003 to 2006.[5]

From 2007 to 2009, Nakouzi hosted Besaraha, which in Arabic translates to "Frankly Speaking". Besaraha consistently secured interviews with many prominent world leaders and provided in depth conversation from viewpoints not widely expressed in mainstream Middle Eastern media.[6] Besaraha was positively received within the Middle East and holds the record for most heads of state interviewed in one year by any Arabic news outlet. The show was watched by more than 30 million viewers weekly.

Following death threats for his involvement in Lebanon's 2009 Parliamentary elections, Nakouzi emigrated from Lebanon to the United States and started his own production house, Make Sense Productions. In 2013, Nakouzi cofounded The Dialogue Chronicle, a politics and humor blog staffed entirely by activist writers.

Journalistic achievements edit

In 2007, Nakouzi became the first Arab news anchor to interview U.S. President George W. Bush. The interview lasted for 60 minutes and was conducted at various locations throughout the White House: beginning in the Oval Office, continuing through the Rose Garden, and concluding in the Map Room. During the interview, Nakouzi and Bush discussed the current state of affairs in the Middle East and Bush's hope for the future of the region. Set amidst the backdrop of the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, this interview allowed audiences within the Middle East to understand the positions of the United States in contrast with the opinions usually presented in mainstream Middle Eastern media.

Other interviews of note include:

Political achievements edit

As a senior political anchor and activist, Nakouzi has participated in the electoral process of several countries within the Middle East. In 2009, Nakouzi presented a program on Al-Arabiya TV dedicated to covering the Lebanese Parliamentary elections. The program soon expanded to become the focal point for information concerning the elections. Nakouzi's program provided daily updates on campaign and candidate information in an easily accessible manner for all Lebanese voters.

Many observers leading up to the 2009 Lebanese Parliamentary elections predicted sweeping wins by Hezbollah and Hezbollah-affiliated candidates. However, such a Hezbollah victory did not occur in 2009. Many credit a combination of media and advertising campaigns, to which Nakouzi contributed, as the decisive factor allowing the March 14 Alliance to capture 71 of the 128 seats in the Lebanese Parliament.[11]

However such political involvement on the side of the secular March 14th Alliance produced a backlash among Islamist organizations in Lebanon. In the wake of the 2009 parliamentary elections, political violence and a string of assassinations broke out in Beirut. Nakouzi and his colleagues that had been involved with the elections soon found themselves targeted by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Concerned for his personal safety and that of his family, Nakouzi immigrated to the United States in 2010.

The events of 2009 were not the first time Nakouzi's work had put his life in danger. While with Al-Arabiya TV, Nakouzi introduced a debate-style concept between electoral candidates of the newly reconstituted government of Iraq. His political work in Iraq soon saw him declared an infidel by Al-Qaeda.[12] As a result, the Al-Arabiya Bureau in Baghdad was bombed, killing dozens of his colleagues.[13] He was officially declared the target of this attack.

References edit

  1. ^ . Asharq Al-Aswat. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ . Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  3. ^ . Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ . Asharq Al-Awsat. 23 April 2003. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ^ . Al-Arabiya News Channel. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ^ "News Archive". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ Al-Arabiya TV. January 14, 2009. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Al-Arabiya TV. August 22, 2008. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ Former Official in the Bush Administration: War is Coming Amid Failure of Iran's Sanctions Alarabiya.net 30 October 2008.. Accessed 20 March 2015
  10. ^ Al-Arabiya TV. July 7, 2008. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ Harnisch, Chris. "2009 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections". Critical Threats Project. American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Al Arabiya seeks media niche". The Washington Times. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Car Bomb Kills 8 Marines; 7 Killed in Al-Arabiya Blast". Fox News. Associated Press. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

External links edit

  • Profile of "From Iraq" Dishing Democracy, Arab TV Guide, PBS.org

April 21, 2024
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Elie Nakouzi born July 14 1969 is a Lebanese American television broadcaster and presenter with over 35 years of experience in international affairs and Middle East broadcasting He has interviewed U S President George W Bush UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Pakistani General Pervez Musharraf Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir General David Petraeus among many other World Leaders Elie NakouziBorn 1969 07 14 July 14 1969 age 54 Beirut LebanonOccupation s Television broadcaster presenter Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Journalistic achievements 4 Political achievements 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editNakouzi is a Lebanese American journalist and Executive producer He was born in Beirut Lebanon to Christian Lebanese parents before immigrating to the USA with his family in 2010 citation needed He enrolled in medical school changed his concentration to computer science before deciding on international relations 1 He also taught Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University LAU In 2010 Nakouzi immigrated to the USA and launched his Production house Make Sense Productions and won more than 16 awards for various projects Career editNakouzi began his career as a presenter on Parliament of the Youth a program hosted by Radio Voice of Lebanon in 1990 In 1993 he became anchor of a reproduction of Parliament of the Youth made for ICN Network 2 Although ICN network was shut down in 1994 Nakouzi soon began work as a senior anchor with the LBC Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation in 1994 which allowed him to continue to address issues directly related to the Syrian invasion of Lebanon In 1997 Nakouzi became the senior anchor at MurrTV s Take a Stand program At its core Take a Stand addressed reforming the loss of civic values that resulted from the Syrian occupation of Lebanon including promoting democratic values and ending human rights abuses 3 From 1998 a year after Nakouzi began until 2002 when he left Take a Stand became the top rated political commentary show in Lebanon Eventually as with Parliament of the Youth Nakouzi and Take a Stand ran afoul of Syrian officials and MurrTV was forcibly shut down in 2002 Following the closure of MurrTV Nakouzi accepted a position with Al Arabiya TV as an anchor for the From Iraq program in 2003 4 The Dubai based Al Arabiya TV was established on March 23 2003 as a direct competitor to the Al Jazeera network Launched during the Iraq War of 2003 From Iraq focused on security issues as well as political and social realities in Iraq at the time With a weekly interview of influential political players in Iraq From Iraq focused on the former Iraqi regime s human rights abuses the U S led invasion of Iraq and the country s future From Iraq ran from 2003 to 2006 5 From 2007 to 2009 Nakouzi hosted Besaraha which in Arabic translates to Frankly Speaking Besaraha consistently secured interviews with many prominent world leaders and provided in depth conversation from viewpoints not widely expressed in mainstream Middle Eastern media 6 Besaraha was positively received within the Middle East and holds the record for most heads of state interviewed in one year by any Arabic news outlet The show was watched by more than 30 million viewers weekly Following death threats for his involvement in Lebanon s 2009 Parliamentary elections Nakouzi emigrated from Lebanon to the United States and started his own production house Make Sense Productions In 2013 Nakouzi cofounded The Dialogue Chronicle a politics and humor blog staffed entirely by activist writers Journalistic achievements editIn 2007 Nakouzi became the first Arab news anchor to interview U S President George W Bush The interview lasted for 60 minutes and was conducted at various locations throughout the White House beginning in the Oval Office continuing through the Rose Garden and concluding in the Map Room During the interview Nakouzi and Bush discussed the current state of affairs in the Middle East and Bush s hope for the future of the region Set amidst the backdrop of the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War this interview allowed audiences within the Middle East to understand the positions of the United States in contrast with the opinions usually presented in mainstream Middle Eastern media Other interviews of note include Robert Gates former U S Secretary of Defense 7 Tony Blair former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tzipi Livni former Foreign Minister of Israel General Pervez Musharraf former President of Pakistan Mahmoud Ahmedinejad former President of Iran Omar Al Bashir President of Sudan 8 John Bolton former US Ambassador to the United Nations 9 Ambassador Paul Bremer former U S Civil Administrator of Iraq General Raymond Odierno Commanding General of the Multi National Corps Iraq General George Casey Commander of the Multi National Forces Iraq MNFI General Ricardo Sanchez former Commander of MNFI General Mark Kimmitt MNFI military spokesperson Dan Senor Civil Spokesperson for the Coalition Provisional Authority CPA in Iraq Nabil Khoury Arabic media spokesperson for the CPA in Iraq Dr Ayad Allawi former Prime Minister of Iraq Dr Nouri Al Maliki former Prime Minister of Iraq Masoud Barzani current Governor of the Region of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani current President of Iraq Dr Barham Salih former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Abdul Aziz Al Hakim former head of the Iraqi SCIRI political party Dr Ahmed Chalabi head of the INC political party Dr Ibrahim Jaafari former Prime Minister of Iraq Dr Tariq al Hashimi former Vice President of Iraq 10 Nechervan Barzani current Prime Minister of the Region of KurdistanPolitical achievements editAs a senior political anchor and activist Nakouzi has participated in the electoral process of several countries within the Middle East In 2009 Nakouzi presented a program on Al Arabiya TV dedicated to covering the Lebanese Parliamentary elections The program soon expanded to become the focal point for information concerning the elections Nakouzi s program provided daily updates on campaign and candidate information in an easily accessible manner for all Lebanese voters Many observers leading up to the 2009 Lebanese Parliamentary elections predicted sweeping wins by Hezbollah and Hezbollah affiliated candidates However such a Hezbollah victory did not occur in 2009 Many credit a combination of media and advertising campaigns to which Nakouzi contributed as the decisive factor allowing the March 14 Alliance to capture 71 of the 128 seats in the Lebanese Parliament 11 However such political involvement on the side of the secular March 14th Alliance produced a backlash among Islamist organizations in Lebanon In the wake of the 2009 parliamentary elections political violence and a string of assassinations broke out in Beirut Nakouzi and his colleagues that had been involved with the elections soon found themselves targeted by Hezbollah in Lebanon Concerned for his personal safety and that of his family Nakouzi immigrated to the United States in 2010 The events of 2009 were not the first time Nakouzi s work had put his life in danger While with Al Arabiya TV Nakouzi introduced a debate style concept between electoral candidates of the newly reconstituted government of Iraq His political work in Iraq soon saw him declared an infidel by Al Qaeda 12 As a result the Al Arabiya Bureau in Baghdad was bombed killing dozens of his colleagues 13 He was officially declared the target of this attack References edit Elie Nakouzi Transparency in Presenting Sensitive Topics are not Offensive to Lebanon s image Abroad Asharq Al Aswat Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Elie Nakouzi Transparency in Presenting Sensitive Topics are not Offensive to Lebanon s Image Abroad Asharq Al Awsat Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Elie Nakouzi Studying Offers from Arab Satellite Channels Before the Court Shall Decide the Decision to Close MurrTV Asharq Al Awsat Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Broadcaster Elie Nakouzi Join the Team Asharq Al Awsat 23 April 2003 Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Al Arabiya Programs Al Arabiya News Channel Archived from the original on 26 May 2011 Retrieved 9 May 2011 News Archive Al Arabiya Retrieved 9 May 2011 Al Arabiya TV January 14 2009 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Al Arabiya TV August 22 2008 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Former Official in the Bush Administration War is Coming Amid Failure of Iran s Sanctions Alarabiya net 30 October 2008 Accessed 20 March 2015 Al Arabiya TV July 7 2008 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Harnisch Chris 2009 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections Critical Threats Project American Enterprise Institute Retrieved 10 May 2011 Al Arabiya seeks media niche The Washington Times 30 September 2003 Retrieved 10 May 2011 Car Bomb Kills 8 Marines 7 Killed in Al Arabiya Blast Fox News Associated Press 31 October 2004 Retrieved 10 May 2011 External links editProfile of From Iraq Dishing Democracy Arab TV Guide PBS org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elie Nakouzi amp oldid 1211565574, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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