RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary attended the closing ceremony of the fifth Saudi Media Discussion board on Wednesday night, marking the conclusion of the three-day occasion held beneath the theme “Media in a Shaping World,” alongside the Way forward for Media Exhibition (FOMEX) in Riyadh.
The ceremony introduced collectively senior officers, media leaders, and professionals from Saudi Arabia and overseas, and featured the announcement of winners throughout the discussion board’s award classes.
In a closing tackle, Saudi Media Discussion board Chairman Mohammed Al-Harthi thanked companions, sponsors, and contributors, describing the discussion board as a platform that celebrates creativity, gratitude, {and professional} excellence within the media sector. He mentioned the fifth version attracted round 300 audio system from the world over and recorded robust attendance that enriched discussions and positioned the discussion board as a world media gathering.
Al-Harthi mentioned the discussion board is working to evolve from a seasonal occasion right into a sustainable institutional platform by way of initiatives together with the Media Innovation Heart, the “Numu” program to help media entrepreneurs, the Media Ambassadors initiative to empower college college students, and the “Daw” initiative geared toward extending the discussion board’s attain to areas throughout the Kingdom.
He added that the Way forward for Media Exhibition drew greater than 250 native and worldwide firms showcasing the newest content material manufacturing applied sciences, underscoring the position of media as a associate in growth, awareness-building, and alter, supported by Saudi management and the Ministry of Media.
Through the ceremony, organizers introduced that the Saudi Media Discussion board had achieved a Guinness World Document after registering 65,603 guests, highlighting its rising worldwide stature.
Winners of the discussion board’s fifth-edition awards had been additionally introduced. Khaled Al-Badr gained the journalistic report class, whereas Abdulhadi Habtoor acquired the award for journalistic interviews, and Lama Al-Suhaili gained in tutorial analysis.
In visible and audio media classes, awards included recognition for AI-generated media content material. Morocco’s “Rachid Present” gained the social discuss present class, whereas Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tradition gained the podcast and radio discuss packages class for “Podcast 1949.”
The Tourism Growth Fund gained finest media work for Saudi Nationwide Day for “What Have You Heard About Saudi Arabia?”, whereas the Ministry of Protection acquired the award for finest Founding Day media work for the movie “Al-Ouja.”
Royal Court docket Adviser and Supervisor Basic of the King Salman Humanitarian Assist and Aid Heart Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah acquired the International Influencer Award, whereas columnist Mohammed Al-Rumaihi gained the opinion column class. The Imaginative and prescient 2030 account gained finest media work for Saudi Flag Day.
The discussion board concluded with the announcement of veteran journalist Dr. Hussein Najjar as Media Persona of the 12 months, honoring his long-standing contributions to the media sector.




