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Abdullah Muhammad Al-Saleh
London-based Kuwaiti YouTuber From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdullah Muhammad Al-Saleh (Arabic: عبدالله محمد عبدالله الصالح) is a Kuwaiti YouTuber and journalist who resides in London as a political refugee. He is the founder of AbdullahLeaks.com, a website that publishes documented leaks related to corruption in Kuwait. In 2022, he received an Amiri pardon from the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and all prison sentences previously issued against him were dropped.[1]
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Education
Al-Saleh studied at Kuwait English School from 1988 to 2001 and graduated IGCSE. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing at the College of Business Administration in Kuwait University from 2001 to 2005 and a master's degree in development studies at London South Bank University from 2009 to 2010. He earned a PhD in economic development[2] at London South Bank University from 2011 to 2015.[3]
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Al-Saleh started his career as a marketing officer at Al Imtiaz Investment group in 2005, he then worked as a marketing and VIP clients officer at ADEEM Investment and Wealth Management Company in 2007. He then also worked as a VIP clients manager Al Najat Society from 2007 to 2009.[4]
He also worked as a journalist for several magazines and newspapers in Kuwait, including Al Anba, Al Watan, and Al Jarida.[5] Al-Saleh runs a YouTube channel[6] that is themed around politics and the exposing of corruption in the Gulf states.[5]
Al-Saleh has been interviewed by various media TV channels and newspapers including BBC Arabic, Alarabiya and AlJazeera.[7] He was a member of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students from 2004 to 2005.
Refugee status
Al-Saleh received a prison sentence for criticizing the leaders and governments of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman.[8][9] He fled to the UK and sought asylum in December 2017, a request that Amnesty International supported.[10] By March 18, 2020, he was officially recognized as a political refugee.[11][12] The US Department of State's report on Kuwait's Human Rights has noted his case.[13]
In 2021, Al-Saleh stirred controversy in Kuwait by leaking what he claimed was a phone conversation with Kuwait's Deputy of Royal Protocol, Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. That same year, he also reported harassment by a member of the royal family, Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.[14][15][16]
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