Doha: The Jordanian journalist and media figure, Jawad Maraqa, who was the first General Manager of Qatar TV, died on Sunday.
Maraqa was the first director of Qatar TV when it was established on August 15, 1970.
He was also the Director General of the Jordan News Agency (Petra) from 1982 to 1985, and he became a member of its board of directors in 2006.
The deceased began his media career as a distinguished broadcaster on Jordanian television and also served as the president of the General Union of Arab Producers for ten years.
