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Cannes Lions picks Khaled AlShehhi as first government sector juror in 72-year history

posted on Apr. 22, 2025 at 8:30 amApr 22, 2025

Khaled AlShehhi's appointment to the prestigious PR Lions Awards jury marks the first time an Emirati has been chosen for this honour at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of the Marketing and Communications Sector at the UAE Government Media Office

Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of the Marketing and Communications Sector at the UAE Government Media Office

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has selected Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of Marketing and Communication at the UAE Government Media Office, to join its jury panel, making it the first time that a government sector representative from across the globe has been chosen for this role in the festival’s 72-year history.

The appointment of Khaled AlShehhi to the prestigious PR Lions Awards jury, reflects the festival’s recognition of the UAE’s achievements in shaping innovative, forward-thinking marketing communications. This also marks the first time that an Emirati national has been chosen as a juror for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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the authorAnup Oommen

Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.