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Ghanem al-Dosari Age, Biography

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Age: 45 Years
Hometown: Aflaj, Saudi Arabia
Profession: Human Rights Activist

Ghanem al-Dosari

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Full NameGhanem Humood al-Masarir al-Dosari
Profession(s)• Saudi Human Rights Activist
• Satirist
• Social Media Influencer
Known forGhanem Show
Physical Stats
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
Personal Life
Date of Birth16 May 1980 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)45 Years
BirthplaceAflaj, Saudi Arabia
Zodiac signTaurus
NationalityBritish
HometownAflaj, Saudi Arabia
College/UniversityUniversity of Portsmouth, England
Educational QualificationComputer Science at the University of Portsmouth
Social Media• Facebook
• YouTube
• Twitter
Family
ParentsFather- Humood al-Masarir al-Dosari

Ghanem al-Dosari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ghanem al-Dosari

  • In 2003, Ghanem al-Dosari left his hometown, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, and moved to England to pursue computer science studies at the University of Portsmouth.

  • In 2012, he requested asylum in Britain due to fears of political ill-treatment in Saudi Arabia. Britain approved his request in 2018.

  • He has lived in London since 2003.

  • In 2015, Ghanem al-Dosari started a talk show, ‘Ghanem Show’ on YouTube.

  • On the show, he often makes fun of Saudi leaders, such as King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed. He calls King Salman ‘Salmanco,’ who runs the country as his own business, and he defines Crown Prince Mohammed as ‘al-Dub al-Dasher,’ which means a fat piece of bread or the tubby teddy bear.

    Ghanem al-Dosari in a still from a video on his YouTube channel

    Ghanem al-Dosari in a still from a video on his YouTube channel

  • In his videos, Ghanem al-Dosari often shares secret information about the royal family and its human rights abuses. He often encourages people to protest against the Saudi government.

  • Once, Saud al-Qahtani, a Saudi advisor, accused him of visa fraud in Saudi Arabia.

  • On 15 September 2017, he started a protest called the ‘September 15 Movement’ across Saudi Arabia. A huge crowd participated in the protest.

  • The protest was conducted during the Qatar crisis, which gathered more support than ever before. As a result, the protests made Saudi authorities nervous.

  • After the protests, Saudi leaders arrested more than 20 top religious leaders, including Salman al-Ouda and Awadh al-Qarni.

  • Saudi leaders called them Qatar supporters, who were helping Ghanem al-Dosari through their social media following.

  • Various Saudi religious leaders, such as Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh and Saleh Al Maghamsi, criticised al-Dosari’s movement, and they requested the Saudi citizens to oppose it.

  • On 10 September 2017, Majed Maliki, a Saudi Arabian man, threatened to kill and eat him.

  • Reportedly, on 14 September 2017, Ghanem al-Dosari had nearly 424,000 Twitter followers. After the movement, his YouTube videos received hundreds of thousands to millions of views.

  • On 14 October 2018, he made headlines when he, along with 12 others, protested against Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination at the Saudi embassy in London.

  • They showed “Justice for Jamal” banners, chanted to find his body, and blamed Mohammad bin Salman for the killing.

  • He said in the media that the assassination did not scare him.

    Ghanem al-Dosari at a protest outside the Natural History Museum, London on 11 October 2018, after the disappearance of Jamal Kashoggi

    Ghanem al-Dosari at a protest outside the Natural History Museum, London on 11 October 2018, after the disappearance of Jamal Kashoggi

  • After that, many news outlets reported that Prince Abdulaziz bin Mashour threatened to behead Ghanem al-Dosari. Prince Abdulaziz bin Mashour is a brother of Sarah bint Mashhoor bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the wife of Mohammad bin Salman.

  • On 31 August 2018, Ghanem al-Dosari was attacked in front of Harrods department store in London. Reportedly, two men attacked him while shouting at him. They said,

    Who are you to talk about the family of al-Saud?”

    al-Dosari replied to the attackers that they were not in Riyadh, but in London. After that, one of the two men replied,

    F*** London, their Queen is our slave and their police are our dogs.”

    Ghanem al-Dosari while being attacked in London

    Ghanem al-Dosari while being attacked in London

  • According to Ghanem al-Dosari, the attackers were Saudis who were trying to scare him because of his human rights work and political views.

  • The attackers punched him in the face. After that, he received treatment in an ambulance.

  • When the doctors were treating al-Dosari, a third man approached his friend and tried to bribe him not to report the attack. The friend thought that this man was another Saudi agent.

  • In October 2018, Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London, started an investigation into the attack and interviewed Ghanem al-Dosari. During this investigation, al-Dosari said,

    I think they are taking it seriously now after Jamal Khashoggi.”

  • In 2018, reportedly, some hackers targeted him with Pegasus spyware on his phones. In a media interview, he claimed that Saudi authorities were behind the hack.

  • On 28 May 2019, his lawyer filed a claim against the Saudi embassy in London.

  • After that, Saudi Arabia tried to stop the lawsuit by claiming state immunity; however, the High Court and the Court of Appeal rejected the claim in 2022.

  • On 19 August 2022, the High Court said that the claim could proceed.

  • On 26 January 2026, the High Court ordered Saudi Arabia to pay Ghanem al-Dosari £3 million in damages.

  • Once, during a media conversation, he shared that he was under constant surveillance. He often receives physical threats, which led him to severe depression and paranoia. He stopped making regular videos for his YouTube channel.

    Ghanem al-Dosari during a media conversation

    Ghanem al-Dosari during a media conversation