Hamoud Almahmoud
Chief Content Officer at Majarra and Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Business Review Arabia.
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Name in Arabic:
حمود المحمود
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Full name:
Hamoud Hussein Almahmoud
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Date of Birth:
1 January 1975
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51 Year)
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Nationality:
Syrian
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Hamoud Almahmoud's Bio
Chief Content Officer at "Majara" and Editor-in-Chief of "Harvard Business Review Arabia", United Arab Emirates.
He is a seasoned media professional, expert trainer, and keynote speaker at international and regional conferences on media, economics, entrepreneurship, and technology. He also serves on the advisory board of Wisdom Gate, a firm specializing in governance consultancy in Saudi Arabia.
He has received awards for best media reports from organizations such as Thomson Reuters and the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). He has served as a jury member for the Dubai Press Award and the Arab Investigative Reporting Awards with ARIJ. Furthermore, he has completed fellowships with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Northwestern University, and Swedish Television (SVT), and co-authored the Verification Handbook published by the European Journalism Centre (EJC).
He is a member of the UAE Journalists Association and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Fortune Arabia, Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Business Review Arabia (published by Majarra), and Managing Editor and Trainer at ARIJ.
He was a researcher and correspondent for Hate Speech International (HSI) in Norway, and project supervisor for the Cross-Border Investigative Journalism Project with the Fojo Media Institute in Sweden.
He received his PhD in Social and Legal Sciences in 2024 from the University of Cordoba in Spain, focusing on the applications of constructive and solutions journalism in economic reporting within the Arab region. He also holds a Master’s degree in Media and Communication from Damascus University and a postgraduate diploma from the Higher Institute for Specialization in Management.
He is the author of "Change: How to Challenge Yourself Before the World Challenges You" and the host of the podcasts "Tareeqati" and "The Ideas Observatory" by Harvard Business Review Arabia. Additionally, he has published numerous papers in leading international academic journals covering media ethics, media law, and economic journalism in the Arab world.




