New Leadership for the Middle East Chapter of the Kerala Journalists Union
The Middle East chapter of the Kerala Journalists Union has elected a new leadership team. Elvis Chummar (Jaihind TV) has been elected as President, Suresh Vellimuttam (Mathrubhumi News) as Secretary, and Shinoj Shamsudheen (MediaOne) as Treasurer.Vanitha Vinod (Mathrubhumi) and Sadique Kavil (Malayala Manorama Online) have been elected as Vice Presidents, while Pramad B. Kutty (Manorama News) will serve as Joint Secretary. Additionally, N.M. Aboobacker (Malayala Manorama, Abu Dhabi), N.A.M. Jaffer (Gulf Chandrika), Arun Raghavan (Editorial), Mubashir (Asianet News), and Manasa Manoj (UAE Vartha) have been elected as members of the Executive Committee. N.S. Nisar (Gulf Madhyamam) and Sahal C. Muhammed (Asianet) served as the returning officers for the election. This new leadership team has been elected for the 2026–2028 term. The formation of this new leadership in the Middle East follows the election of new district committees for the Kerala Journalists Union across various districts in Kerala and several states in India.
