CREATOR/PRODUCER/FOUNDER
ADNAN AHMAD YAQOUB AL-AWAMLEH WAS A RENOWNED JORDANIAN
PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR, BORN IN THE CITY OF MADABA, JORDAN,
ON NOVEMBER 15, 1948, IN HIS FAMILY HOME. AT THE TIME, HIS FATHER
WAS SERVING AS THE POLICE CHIEF OF MADABA. ADNAN BEGAN HIS
ARTISTIC CAREER IN 1968 WHEN HE JOINED THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED
JORDANIAN TELEVISION AS AN ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN. HE LATER
MOVED TO THE EDITING DEPARTMENT BEFORE ADVANCING TO DIRECTING
DOCUMENTARY FILMS ADDRESSING MAJOR ARAB ISSUES. AMONG HIS
WORKS WAS A SERIES OF MILITARY DOCUMENTARIES COVERING THE 1967
WAR AND THE BATTLE OF KARAMEH. HE WAS THE FIRST CAMERAMAN TO
BOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FILM ANOTHER PLANE IN FLIGHT.
ON NOVEMBER 5, 1983, ADNAN FOUNDED THE ARAB TELEMEDIA SERVICES
COMPANY, WHICH GAINED RECOGNITION WITH ITS EARLY PRODUCTIONS
THAT INCLUDED THE DUBBING & ARABIZATION OF NUMEROUS ANIMATED
FILMS. GRADUALLY, HIS IDEA EXPANDED, & HIS DREAM GREW. HIS COMPANY
EVENTUALLY EVOLVED INTO WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS ARAB TELEMEDIA
GROUP, THROUGH WHICH HE PRODUCED A VAST COLLECTION OF DRAMA
SERIES FOR TELEVISION. HIS PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO INCLUDES HUNDREDS
OF TELEVISION HOURS SPANNING HISTORICAL, CONTEMPORARY, BEDOUIN, &
POLITICAL THEMES. HIS WORKS GARNERED NUMEROUS ARAB & INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.
ADNAN WAS ALSO THE PRODUCER OF THE ACCLAIMED SERIES AL-IJTIYAH
(THE INVASION), WHICH DEPICTED THE EVENTS OF OPERATION DEFENSIVE
SHIELD & THE 2002 JENIN MASSACRE. THANKS TO ITS HIGH PRODUCTION
VALUE & COMPELLING NARRATIVE, THE SERIES WON THE INTERNATIONAL
EMMY AWARD, MAKING ADNAN THE FIRST MIDDLE EASTERN PRODUCER TO
RECEIVE THIS HONOR. HE REMAINED DEVOTED TO HIS DREAM & HIS WORK
UNTIL HIS PASSING ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021, LEAVING BEHIND A RICH ARTISTIC
LEGACY & AN INSTITUTION THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ARAB &
JORDANIAN ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE WITH TALENT & ACCLAIMED PRODUCTIONS.
THE STORY OF A MIDDLE EASTERN PRODUCER
CREATOR/PRODUCER/FOUNDER
THE PASSING OF ADNAN
IN 2020, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SWEPT ACROSS THE GLOBE, ADNAN AL-AWAMLEH REMAINED
DEVOTED TO HIS WORK WITH UNWAVERING PASSION. AT THE TIME, HE WAS LEADING THE SCRIPT
EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR A SERIES OF DRAMAS PLANNED BY ARAB TELEMEDIA GROUP.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE PROJECTS WERE POSTPONED DUE TO THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE
PANDEMIC. SEEKING RESPITE FROM JORDAN’S LOCKDOWNS, ADNAN TRAVELED TO DUBAI IN
LATE 2020 WITH THE HOPE OF EXPEDITING HIS VACCINATION. IN EARLY 2021, ADNAN WAS
HOSPITALIZED AT THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN DUBAI, WHERE HE SPENT 20 DAYS IN INTENSIVE
CARE. ON THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021, ADNAN AL-AWAMLEH PASSED AWAY, LEAVING
BEHIND A REMARKABLE LEGACY OF CREATIVITY & ACHIEVEMENT. HIS BODY WAS TRANSPORTED
TO AMMAN, WHERE HE WAS LAID TO REST AT THE UMM AL-HIRAN CEMETERY ON FEBRUARY 6, 2021.
THE STORY OF A MIDDLE EASTERN PRODUCER
ADNAN AL AWAMLEH PROFILE
C.E.O / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ADNAN AHMAD YAQOUB AL-AWAMLEH WAS A RENOWNED JORDANIAN
PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR, BORN IN THE CITY OF MADABA, JORDAN,
ON NOVEMBER 15, 1948, IN HIS FAMILY HOME. AT THE TIME, HIS FATHER
WAS SERVING AS THE POLICE CHIEF OF MADABA. ADNAN BEGAN HIS
ARTISTIC CAREER IN 1968 WHEN HE JOINED THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED
JORDANIAN TELEVISION AS AN ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN. HE LATER
MOVED TO THE EDITING DEPARTMENT BEFORE ADVANCING TO DIRECTING
DOCUMENTARY FILMS ADDRESSING MAJOR ARAB ISSUES. AMONG HIS
WORKS WAS A SERIES OF MILITARY DOCUMENTARIES COVERING THE 1967
WAR AND THE BATTLE OF KARAMEH. HE WAS THE FIRST CAMERAMAN TO
BOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FILM ANOTHER PLANE IN FLIGHT.
ON NOVEMBER 5, 1983, ADNAN FOUNDED THE ARAB TELEMEDIA SERVICES
COMPANY, WHICH GAINED RECOGNITION WITH ITS EARLY PRODUCTIONS
THAT INCLUDED THE DUBBING & ARABIZATION OF NUMEROUS ANIMATED
FILMS. GRADUALLY, HIS IDEA EXPANDED, & HIS DREAM GREW. HIS COMPANY
EVENTUALLY EVOLVED INTO WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS ARAB TELEMEDIA
GROUP, THROUGH WHICH HE PRODUCED A VAST COLLECTION OF DRAMA
SERIES FOR TELEVISION. HIS PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO INCLUDES HUNDREDS
OF TELEVISION HOURS SPANNING HISTORICAL, CONTEMPORARY, BEDOUIN, &
POLITICAL THEMES. HIS WORKS GARNERED NUMEROUS ARAB & INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.
ADNAN WAS ALSO THE PRODUCER OF THE ACCLAIMED SERIES AL-IJTIYAH
(THE INVASION), WHICH DEPICTED THE EVENTS OF OPERATION DEFENSIVE
SHIELD & THE 2002 JENIN MASSACRE. THANKS TO ITS HIGH PRODUCTION
VALUE & COMPELLING NARRATIVE, THE SERIES WON THE INTERNATIONAL
EMMY AWARD, MAKING ADNAN THE FIRST MIDDLE EASTERN PRODUCER TO
RECEIVE THIS HONOR. HE REMAINED DEVOTED TO HIS DREAM & HIS WORK
UNTIL HIS PASSING ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021, LEAVING BEHIND A RICH ARTISTIC
LEGACY & AN INSTITUTION THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ARAB &
JORDANIAN ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE WITH TALENT & ACCLAIMED PRODUCTIONS.
