“To destroy the Islamic State, you have to fix Syria. You have to look at the reasons that created the Islamic State. This is a huge task.”

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.