Al Omeir was named as the Media Personality of 2006 by the Arab Media Forum in Dubai for his contribution to the industry in the Arab world. He is a member of Moroccan Royal Academy. In December 2011, he was nominated for the International Media Awards 2012 by the Next Century Foundation. References 20th-century journalists 20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople 21st-century journalists 21st-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople 1950 births Islamic University of Madinah alumni Living people Saudi Arabian corporate directors Saudi Arabian media executives Saudi Arabian newspaper editors Saudi Arabian expatriates in the United Kingdom 21st-century newspaper founders