Ali Sayyar

Before involving in journalism Sayyar worked in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.^[3] He started his career in journalism in 1950 contributing to the first issue of Sawt al-Bahrain which was a monthly political magazine.^[1] In his early writings in Sawt al-Bahrain he supported the members of the Free Officers in Egypt.^[4] Next he founded and served as the editor-in-chief of Al Qafilah (Arabic: The Caravan), its successor Al Watan (Arabic: The Homeland) and Sada Al Osbou magazine (1969–1999).^[1] Sayyar opposed the politics of Gamal Abdul Nasser in his articles in Al Watan.^[4] In 1956 he joined the High Executive Committee (Arabic: al-Hay'a al-Tanfidhiyya al-Uliya) which was a cross-sectarian nationalist political movement in Bahrain.^[3][5] The same year he began to work at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in Kuwait.^[3] After working there for one year he involved in business and held various positions in Bahraini companies until 1969.^[3] In 1973 he became a member of the Constituent Council in Bahrain.^[3] The council was established by Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain, to review the proposals about the constitution.^[6]

Later he worked for Akhbar Al Khaleej, a Bahraini newspaper, as a columnist.^[7] Sayyar was the honorary member of the Bahraini Journalists Association.^[8]

Sayyar died in October 2019.^[1][7] His biography was published by the Ministry of Information.^[7] In 2020 a book entitled Ali Sayyar in the Memory of the Nation was published by journalist Kamal Dhib.^[9]