Al-Bilad (Saudi newspaper)

Al Bilad is a Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah.

History

Al Bilad is the first daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, founded by Mohammad Saleh Nasif on 3 April 1932 under the name Sawt al-Hijaz. Then on 4 March 1946 it became Al Bilad Al Saudia, and on 26 January 1959 the paper merged with Arafat newspaper and was renamed as Al Bilad Daily.
Ghalib Hamza Abulfaraj, a Saudi businessman, served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. Its editor-in-chief now is Abdullah Alharthi.