Director of Program Production: The Foundation Generation's Achievements Serve as a Beacon for Our Current Journey

The Director General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jointly Produced Programmes Production Organization, Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, affirmed that the foundation laid by the pioneering generation of leaders and officials serves as a beacon from which the organization draws inspiration for its current trajectory, aligning with the national and developmental visions of the GCC member states.

The organization stated in a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Thursday that this remark was made during the ceremony honoring Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for honoring Ibrahim Al-Abdalmohsen, the organization’s first Director General, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its establishment.

Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said during the ceremony, “We are keen to remember and appreciate the pioneers whose efforts and achievements contributed to fostering smiles, awareness, thought, and culture within Gulf society.”

He clarified that “as the organization celebrates half a century since its founding, it believes in the importance of honoring all those who contributed to consolidating its media and educational mission and building works that remain firmly embedded in the memory of Gulf generations.” He added, “With the expertise and achievements of the pioneers and founders, and the innovation and creativity of the youth, we produce distinctive and sustainable Gulf content.”

For his part, Al-Abdalmohsen expressed his profound gratitude and appreciation to the organization, represented by its Director General Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for this kind gesture, emphasizing his pride in the period he spent serving the organization and Gulf media.

Al-Abdalmohsen headed the organization from 1976 to 1988, a period considered one of its most prominent phases of activity, during which it produced enduring educational and awareness works, including “Open Sesame” and “Salamak,” which remain vivid in the hearts of Gulf viewers to this day.

Al-Abdalmohsen earned a bachelor’s degree in media from the University of Texas in 1968 and a master’s degree in media from Ball State University in Indiana in 1975. In addition, he worked as an executive producer for several Gulf educational and awareness programs, such as “Qaf,” “Gulf Treasures,” and “Issues and Responses,” among other works that contributed to enhancing the purposeful media message in the GCC member states.