Ahmed Al Omran is a correspondent for The Financial Times. Born and raised in Hofuf, eastern Saudi Arabia, Al Omran is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School. From 2013 to 2017, he covered Saudi Arabia for The Wall Street Journal. Earlier, he worked for National Public Radio in Washington D.C. His work also has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian and Foreign Policy. He publishes a monthly newsletter about Saudi Arabia called Riyadh Bureau