He studied cinematography at the Academy of Arts in Cairo, Egypt. He worked for Qatar TV in Doha for over 20 years and then joined Al Jazeera.
His last assignment was covering the 2011 Libyan uprising. He was shot while returning to the eastern city of Benghazi after filing a report. One other person with him was also shot. Al-Jaber was sent to a hospital but did not survive.
He is said to be the first journalist killed in Libya since the current uprising started there.
(12 December 1955 – 12 March 2011)
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Wadah Khanfar, the director-general of Al Jazeera, said that the killing followed "an unprecedented campaign" against Al Jazeera by Muammar Gaddafi.[1]People in Benghazi demonstrated in support of the journalist when the event was known.[6]
On 13 March, the day after, Amnesty International condemned the killing, while Reporters Without Borders said they were outraged.
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