Ghassan bin Jiddo

Ghassan bin Jiddo or Ghassan ben Jeddou (; born 8 August 1962) is a veteran Tunisian-Lebanese journalist activist, and the director of Beirut-based pan-Arab satellite television channel Al Mayadeen. He has been recognized by Arabian Business as an influential Arab personality.

Early life and education Ghassan bin Jiddo was born to a Muslim Tunisian father and a Christian Lebanese mother in El Ksour, Tunisia. He studied in Tunisia and was a student activist during his education years. However, in April 2011, he resigned from Al Jazeera claiming that the channel lacked of professionalism and objectivity in covering the Arab Spring. It was claimed that he did not endorse the station’s full coverage of the situation in Libya, Yemen, and Syria, while completely ignoring the crisis in Bahrain.

In 2012, Jiddo became the director of Beirut-based pan-Arab satellite television station, Al Mayadeen, launched on 11 June 2012.

Notable works During his Al Jazeera years, Jiddo worked on a documentary about Hezbollah. In the same year, he also interviewed Julia Boutros, Walid Jumblat and former Cuban president Fidel Castro. Jiddo also appreciated Bashar al-Assad's ongoing reforms which disappointed those who wanted to interfere in Syria's internal affairs.

Personal life Jiddo is married to an Iranian woman, Neda Ghaemmaghami. Originally a Tunisian citizen, Ghassan has dual citizenship after acquiring the Lebanese nationality. and 59th most influential Arab in the world among 500 Arab personalities again by Arabian Business in 2011.