Al Jazeera's Wadah Khanfar on why he stepped down

Al Jazeera's director general, Wadah Khanfar, has stepped down after eight years as the network's top executive.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani replaced him on Wednesday at the helm of the network.

Khanfar said he had fulfilled his goal of helping establish Al Jazeera as a global media leader and that the organisation was in a strong position going forward.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Khanfar discussed the reasons for his decision and dispelled suspicions that it was linked to political pressures.

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[gz2t]

yeah the audience are the security for ur integrity and independence.

i hope u continue exposing the mubaraks and the kaddafis

[iknewitalready]

aljazeeraenglish = propagandA channel of NATO.

[bassefa1984]

Wadah Khanfar is a NWO/Zionazi crook. These satanic Jews set up Al-Jazeera, it is called controlled opposition. Look at his Wikipedia page, which we know is a target of Israeli cyper propaganda campaigns, it says he is "pro-islamist". This is how they get average Arabs to think that they are on your side. THEY ARE NOT ON YOUR SIDE. WAKE THE FUCK UP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. Peace and blessings.

[nem700]

@gz2t

gaddafi was not mubarak. stop peddling this distortion and lie.

[manapergi]

Wadah Khanfar is one of the most impressive and pricipled persons I have met. Some comments here are very childlish, immature and stupid...

[BorakOblama]

We are now accepting aplicants for upper management for terrorist groups world wide,you must be muslim,this is a temporary position.... HAHAHAHA WE GOT YOU PIG LOVEN ISLAMIC FAGS!!!! MAY THE FLEAS OF A THOUSAND CAMELS INFEST THE BALLS OF MUHAMMAD,YOUR GOD IS A PIG!!!!

[Sh012222]

Al-JEWZEERA As it is now known

[nanu274]

The wikileaks news is a non issue. What is the big deal. Even my country complained to aljazeera about their coverage. This is a normal process in any organisation, people complain, you have to be customer friendly and appear to do something about the complain. But you never compromise on the core goals or objectives. The person who conveniently exposed the wikileaks story is obviously trying to undermine Mr Wadah's credibility. I think the new guy will succumb to pressure even more.

[fidafarhoudquran]

why i don't believe him ?

[mmedefarge]

Uh-oh, a member of the ruling family, doesn't look good for AJ. I'll be looking forward to seeing Khanfar's new project.

[vladdrac88]

Is there anyone among the Gulf Aristocracies who supports a 'United Middle Eastern Muslim States'?. Certainly, such an entity would have more success in halting Israeli expansion. Then again, such an entity might reduce the political power, as well as the wealth of those who now rule. Is this for the good of the Muslim people?.