Jamal Elshayyal

Jamal Elshayyal (born c. 1984) is a British journalist, senior correspondent, and producer for Al Jazeera English. His focus is on countries within the MENA and Gulf Cooperation Council. They are of Egyptian heritage. Elshayyal spent his first few years working in Al Jazeera's studio in Doha, Qatar. After the boat was attacked, Elshayyal was handcuffed by Israeli soldiers and taken to prison in Beersheba. He was released the following afternoon but remained in Israeli custody. During the Egyptian Revolution, he was based in Alexandria and reported from both Cairo and Suez. During the Fall of Kabul in 2021, he was in Doha. His exclusive reporting for Al Jazeera includes "secret documents from inside Gaddafi's intelligence HQ and uncovering torture and human rights abuses inside Egyptian prisons."

Throughout his career, Elshayyal has acted as advisor on terrorism, community relations, and racism to the Metropolitan Police, the mayor of London, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Department for Education and Skills.

Personal life Elshayyal had returned from his honeymoon days before the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.