Who was Jamal Khashoggi? Journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia’s government
SAUDI Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2, 2018.
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi?
Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to the crown prince in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018.
Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul shortly after 1pm on October 2, 2018.
He wanted to obtain a document certifying he had divorced his ex-wife so that he could marry his Turkish fiancée Hatice Cengiz.
The circumstances surrounding Khashoggi's death sparked controversy, with global leaders blasting the Saudi government's version of events.
She waited outside - and never saw him again. Cengiz later revealed that he had told her to call an adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if he did not return.
The Saudi government remained silent for nineteen days, before claiming he died during a fight inside the Saudi consulate.
On February 26, 2021, an intelligence report made public by the Biden administration claimed that the Prince "approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi."
The report lists 21 individuals who US intelligence services claim they have "high confidence" were complicit in Mr Khashoggi's death.
Who was Jamal Khashoggi and what was his background?
Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist, columnist, author and former editor-in-chief of Al Arab news.
He was born in Madinah, on October 13, 1958.
Jamal earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Indiana State University in 1982 and 25 years later, started work as a columnist for the Washington Post.
He was engaged to marry Hatice Cengiz, 39.
Khashoggi is the grandson of Muhammad Khashsoggi, who married the personal physician to King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He is also a first cousin of Dodi Fayed, who dated Diana Princess of Wales when they were both killed in a Paris car crash.
The 59-year-old had more than 1.6million Twitter followers and was known as an outspoken and high-profile critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He lived in self-imposed exile in the US after a number of his friends were arrested.