“That is what I want: I want a better Saudi Arabia. I don't see myself as an opposition. I'm not calling for the overthrow of the regime, because I know it's not possible and is too risky, and there is no one to overthrow the regime. I'm just calling for reform of the regime.”

Saudi journalist, writer, editor, and dissident

Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist, writer, editor, and dissident. He became one of the most closely watched Saudi voices of his time, and was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. Khashoggi wrote and edited on politics and public affairs, and his work often placed him in conflict with the Saudi authorities. He is remembered for his criticism of the government and for the role he played in public debate about power, reform, and dissent in Saudi Arabia.