Mina Al-Oraibi is Editor in Chief of The National newspaper, a daily English language regional newspaper based in Abu Dhabi. An Iraqi-British journalist, Mina has over 15 years of experience covering Middle Eastern, European and American affairs. Prior to assuming the role of Editor in Chief of The National, Mina was a Senior Fellow at the Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE) and a Yale World Fellow. At ISE, Mina is working on developing policy recommendations for improved governance in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a focus on Iraq and Syria, in addition to researching ways of redefining the social contract in the Arab world.
Before starting her fellowship at Yale, Mina was Assistant Editor in Chief of Asharq Alawsat, the international Arab-language daily newspaper, from 2011 to 2015. Previous to that, she was the Washington Bureau Chief for the newspaper. She has written extensively on US and European policies in the Middle East, covered diplomatic and security developments of the region, in addition to conducting several high profile interviews including with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim.
Mina has also covered the Geneva talks on Syria, United Nations General Assembly meetings for the last decade. A contributor to numerous publications, Mina is a frequent guest on television and radio news programmes, in addition to moderating events with international organisations, including the World Economic Forum and Chatham House.
Mina is an Advisor to the Global Dignity Day Movement and a member of the International Media Council. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the American University in Iraq – Sulaimani. Mina was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. She holds a BA (Hons) and and an MA in Modern History from University College London.