2024-04-03 06:23:56
After a journalistic career that lasted for more than 70 years, the dean of Sudanese journalism, Mahjoub Saleh, passed away at the age of 96.
Saleh, who died in Cairo last Tuesday, is considered by many to be the keeper of the secrets of the Sudanese press, and one of those who left a clear mark on it and on public work in the country.
Saleh played a prominent role in bringing points of view closer together in light of the complex circumstances that Sudan has experienced in recent years, because he was distinguished by his great clarity of mind.
Saleh is credited with laying the foundations of free journalism in Sudan, as in the 1950s he founded the newspaper “Al-Ayyam” with the late Bashir Muhammad Saeed and Mahjoub Othman. He also founded a center bearing the same name, which contributed significantly to the training and qualification of hundreds of journalists in Sudan.
Saleh has long been famous for his column “Voices and Echoes,” in which he analyzes the political situation in Sudan and the problems facing the ordinary citizen. He has many books, most notably “The History of the Sudanese Press in Half a Century,” “Lights on the Southern Issue,” and “The Future of Democracy in Sudan, and others.
The late Muhammad Saleh was born in 1928 in Khartoum, where he received his initial and later studies, graduating from Gordon Memorial Secondary College, which later turned into the University of Khartoum.
Journalist Muhammad Saleh began his journalistic career in 1949, and in 1953, Saleh, along with journalists Bashir Muhammad Saeed and Mahjoub Othman, founded “Al-Ayyam” newspaper, whose first issue was published on October 3 of the same year, and he held a number of editorial positions there. He also published the English-language newspaper “Sudan Times”, in partnership with the South Sudanese writer and politician Bona Malwal.
Former Sudanese Minister of Information, Faisal Muhammad, described the deceased by saying: Until his passing, Saleh continued to hold his pen with steadfastness and strength, defending the values of freedom and democracy, and contributing to the national arena with his opinion and work in national initiatives.
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2024-04-03 06:23:56