Yousef Al-Obaidly

Yousef Al-Obaidly
Born
Doha, Qatar
NationalityQatari
Alma materSeattle University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChief Executive Officer, beIN Media Group

Yousef Al-Obaidly is the CEO of sports, entertainment and media organisation beIN Media Group.[1] Al-Obaidly also holds a number of board positions including at Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG), Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Qatar Sports Investments (PSG's owners), Qatar Tennis Federation, Qatar Satellite Company Es'hailSat and Qatar based telecoms company Ooredoo.[2][3]

In 2020, he was named among the top ten sports influencers in the year ahead.[4] He is known for his influence in the debate surrounding anti-piracy in sports media.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Yousef Al-Obaidly". beinmediagroup.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference remote23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "New Chairmen and Members appointed to the Board of Directors of Ooredoo". ooredoo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ten Influencers 2020: The figures who will define the sports industry year ahead". sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Premier League steps up war on piracy to protect TV deals". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. ^ "Newcastle takeover: BeIN calls on Premier League to block deal over Saudi piracy - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.