Biography

Adel Taha Yassin Ibrahim — known as Adel Ibrahim.

Education

• Graduate of Damascus University / Faculty of Science
• Completed his studies at Al-Bakr University for Higher Military Studies / National Defense College / Baghdad — Iraq
• Earned a Higher Diploma in Strategic Media Management

Career

Journalism

• 1971 - 1982: Worked at Wa’y al-Ummal magazine in Baghdad, progressing through roles: Editor, Editorial Secretary, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
• 1998 - 2003: Editor-in-Chief of Afaq Arabiya magazine (a peer-reviewed cultural magazine accredited for academic promotion in Iraqi universities)
• 2000 - 2002: Editor-in-Chief of Al-Mirbad newspaper, published by the Al-Mirbad Poetry Festival / Baghdad

Diplomatic Work

• 1982 - 1989: Press Advisor at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Cairo, Egypt
• 1989 - 1992: Press Advisor in the External Media Department, Ministry of Culture and Information / Baghdad
• 1992 - 1996: Diplomat / Press Advisor at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Cultural and Media Administration

• 1996 - 2003: Director General and Chairman of the Board of Dar al-Shu’un al-Thaqafiyya al-Amma (General Cultural Affairs House) at the Ministry of Culture and Information in Baghdad — responsible for cultural publications including books, cultural magazines such as Al-Aqlam, Al-Mawrid, Al-Turath al-Sha’bi, Al-Thaqafa al-Ajnabiyya, Afaq Arabiya, and Ulum, as well as the Turkmen-language newspaper Yurd, plus hundreds of academic, scientific, literary, and artistic titles
• 2000 - 2001: Appointed Acting Director General of the Iraqi Radio and Television Institution, overseeing production of numerous TV and radio programs
• 2004 - 2012: Director of Programs and Production at Al-Rashid Satellite Channel / Baghdad
• 1997 - 1999: Member of the Supreme Committee for Creativity Awards and Honorary Awards for Cultural and Artistic Production, Ministry of Culture and Information / Baghdad
• 1999 - 2003: Board Member of Dar al-Hurriya Printing Company
• 1999 - 2003: Deputy Chairman of the National Company for Distribution, Publishing and Advertising
• 2001 - 2002: Deputy Head of the Committee for Preparing the Encyclopedia of Social Laws in Iraq
• 2002 - 2003: Member of the Coordination Committee between Iraqi Universities and Ministries for Research and Academic Studies
• 2002 - 2003: Head of the Committee for Preparing the Dictionary of Iraqi Short Story and Novel

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate — elected to the Syndicate Council for two terms
• Member of the Arab Journalists Union
• Member of the International Federation of Journalists
• Member of the Iraqi Writers and Authors Union

International Participation

• 1971: Participated in the first meeting of Non-Aligned Country Journalists / Baghdad
• 1977: Lecturer at the Third Baghdad Symposium organized by the Arab Journalists Union / Baghdad
• 1979: Participated with the Arab Journalists Union delegation with the International Organization of Journalists in Czechoslovakia
• 1979: Represented the Peace and Solidarity Council in Iraq at the World Symposium on Peace and Solidarity in Moscow / Soviet Union
• 1981: Participated in the 9th Congress of the International Federation of Journalists / Moscow
• 1981: Participated in the International Journalists Conference / Bulgaria
• 1983: Participated in the second meeting of Non-Aligned Country Journalists / Cairo
• 1983: Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate delegation to Hungary, signed a cooperation protocol with the Hungarian Journalists Syndicate
• 1992: Member of the Iraqi delegation for the cultural session of Islamic Countries Information Ministers / Cairo
• 2001: Member of the Iraqi delegation at the Islamic Countries Information Ministers Conference in Damascus / Syria
• 2002: Member of the Ministry of Culture and Information delegation in cultural negotiations between Iraq and Iran / Tehran

Awards and Honors

• Awarded dozens of letters of thanks and appreciation from the Ministry of Culture and Information and cultural institutions
• 1975: Best Journalistic Work Award from the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate for his coverage of the 1974 Beirut events
• 1977: Best Journalistic Work Award from the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate for his coverage of the Kurdish-Iraqi government negotiations
• 1987: Honored by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture for his role in developing cultural relations between Egypt and Iraq
• 1993: Certificate of Appreciation from the Jerusalem Festival for Culture and Arts in Amman / Jordan

Media and Cultural Output

• Published dozens of cultural and media research papers and reports in Iraqi and Arab newspapers and magazines
• Covered the Iraq-Iran war from the front lines
• Covered the Lebanese war and conducted numerous field interviews in 1974
• Conducted TV interviews with many academic, political, military, and artistic figures in Iraq and the Arab world
• Presented studies and research at seminars at the universities of Basra, Mosul, and Al-Mustansiriya, and at the Arab Labor Organization in Cairo
• Published the novel Sultat Al-Sayf (The Sword’s Authority) with a publishing house in Amman, Jordan
• Contributed to the publication of the Encyclopedia of Social Laws in Iraq