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Muhammad Abdullah Malibari

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TitleMalibari
Born
Muhammad Abdullah

1931
Died1991
NationalitySaudi
Muhammad Abdullah Malibari
TitleMalibari
Personal life
Born
Muhammad Abdullah

1931
Died1991
NationalitySaudi
Main interest(s)Arabic literature, Islamic history, sports journalism
OccupationJournalist, editor, writer

Muhammad Abdullah Malibari (Arabic: محمد عبد الله مليباري ) was a Saudi writer, storyteller, journalist and critic, who is considered as one of the pioneers of journalism and story in the Kingdom.[1] Along with Fouad Angawi he founded Al Riyada (Sports), the first sports newspaper in the history of Saudi Arabia.[2]

He was born in 1931 in Makkah and studied Islamic Law in the Islamic College, Kolkata, India in 1972, Madrasah as-Sawlatiyah and Madrasa al Falah in Makkah. His family belongs to Hadhramaut of Yemen and to Malabar of Kerala.[3]

Front Page of Al Riyada Newspaper

In the beginning of his journalistic career, he worked with newspapers like Bilad, Al-Nadwa and Quraish in Saudi Arabia. Later on, along with Fouad Angawi he founded Al Riyada newspaper.[4]

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