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Mansour Abdulreda Almail | |
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منصور عبد الرضا المييل | |
 Mansour Almail | |
| Born | 1947 Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Died | 1997 (aged 49–50) |
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| Years active | 1960s–1997 |
| Known for | Founding the sports programming department of Radio Kuwait; founding Youth and Sports Radio |
| Children | 8 |
Mansour Abdulreda Almail (Arabic: منصور عبد الرضا المييل; 1947–1997) was a Kuwaiti sports journalist, radio broadcaster, academic, and businessman.[1] He founded the sports programming department at Radio Kuwait, the state radio service of the Ministry of Information, established the Youth and Sports Radio station, and was the licence holder and editor-in-chief of the magazine Dunya al Shabab wal Riyada ("World of Youth and Sport").[1][2] A commemorative media award was named after him at the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Mansour Abdulreda Hussain Almail was born in 1947 in the Sharq district of Kuwait City.[1] He studied at Al Siddiq School and obtained a diploma from the Teachers' Institute, beginning his career as a physical education teacher with the Ministry of Education during the 1960s.[1]
He competed internationally in gymnastics and later qualified as an international judge, eventually rising to head judge with the International Gymnastics Federation.[1]
Career
[edit]Business interests
[edit]Almail founded the Almail Group, which began trading in Kuwait in the early 1970s.[4] Its commercial activities included general trading, contracting, transport, consumer goods, and industrial services.[4] The business continued the commercial enterprise of his father, Abdulridha Almail, who had worked in transport and trade since the 1930s.[4]
Radio
[edit]In 1969, Almail joined the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information in the radio sector, where he established and headed the sports programming department at Radio Kuwait.[2] He served as controller of sports programming at the ministry from 1985 to 1994.[1] In 1994, he founded the Youth and Sports Radio station and served as its first director, before being appointed assistant undersecretary for radio affairs in 1996.[1]
Print journalism
[edit]Almail began working in sports journalism in the early 1970s and was a member of the Kuwait Journalists Association.[1] He contributed to and managed sports desks for several Kuwaiti publications, including Al Rai Al Aam, Al Qabas, Mirat al Umma, and Al Imtiyaz.[5][6] Regionally, he served as the first editor of the sports section for Al Taawun al Khaleeji and later launched Dunya al Shabab wal Riyada as its editor-in-chief.[1]
Coverage of sporting events
[edit]Almail led Kuwaiti sports media delegations covering domestic, Gulf, Arab, and international athletic competitions.[7] His commentary and reporting focused primarily on Kuwaiti football, including coverage of the Kuwait Premier League and the Kuwait national football team, alongside collaborative regional broadcasts across the Gulf.[7]
Teaching and academia
[edit]From 1994 to 1996, Almail served as a seconded assistant professor at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait.[1] During this period, he also acted as an external supervisor for master's and doctoral candidates in physical education.[1]
Recognition
[edit]Following his death, the Ministry of Information named a radio studio the "Mansour Almail Studio" in his honor.[1] The Kuwait Olympic Committee also included him on its official list of ten pioneering figures in the history of Kuwaiti sports media.[1]
Commemorative awards and tournaments
[edit]Ahead of the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2003, the organizing committee established the "Late Mansour Almail Award for Best Journalist".[3] At the conclusion of the tournament in January 2004, the honor was awarded to Qatari journalist Abdullah Al Marri.[8]
In October 2005, the Ministry of Information and the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) organized the inaugural media Ramadan football tournament competing for the "Late Mansour Almail Cup", establishing an annual tradition.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 السربل, زيد زياد (2014). الإعلام الرياضي في دولة الكويت: تاريخ وإنجازات (in Arabic). دار السربل.
- 1 2 اليوبيل الفضي لإذاعة الكويت 1951-1975 (in Arabic). وزارة الإعلام، دولة الكويت. 1975.
- 1 2 اللجنة العليا لخليجي 16 تخلد رواد الحركة الرياضية وتطلق أسماءهم على جوائز البطولة [The Supreme Committee of Gulf 16 immortalizes sports pioneers and names tournament awards after them]. Al-Yaum (in Arabic). Dammam. 3 December 2003.
- 1 2 3 "Almail Group World" (in Arabic). Almail Group. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ اجتماع مسؤولي الإعلام الرياضي [Meeting of Sports Media Officials]. Al-Qabas (in Arabic). Kuwait. 10 April 1990. p. 18 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ أنشطة اللجان الرياضية [Sports Committees Activities]. Al-Rai Al-Aam (in Arabic). Kuwait. 20 August 1980. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 الجوكر, محمد (1 March 2011). ذكريات 38 سنة [Memories of 38 years]. Al Bayan (in Arabic). Dubai. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ الشويرد يعلن الترتيبات الختامية لـ «خليجي 16» [Al-Shuwaired announces closing ceremony arrangements for Gulf 16]. Al-Azraq (in Arabic). 10 January 2004.
- ↑ دورة نقابة الاعلام الرمضانية الاولى لكرة القدم تنطلق غدا [The first media Ramadan football tournament launches tomorrow] (in Arabic). Kuwait News Agency. 18 October 2005.
- ↑ انطلاق دورة الميل الرمضانية [Launch of the Al Mail Ramadan tournament]. Al-Qabas (in Arabic). Kuwait. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ «الميل» تطوي صفحتها الأولى ['Al Mail' Closes its First Page]. Al-Qabas (in Arabic). Kuwait. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
