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Ahmed Al Shugairi

Long-form documentary · presenter

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Ahmed Al Shugairi

A presenter who writes documentary like a novelist.

Ahmed has been the most-watched on-camera presenter in his market for two decades. He now produces long-form documentary podcasts and CTV specials, with completion rates that read like a network premiere. His audience is multi-generational — a rare asset on the network.

Followers

6.3M

Brand Lift

+54%

Channel

Podcast / Audio

i.

Channels & handles

Where the work lives.

Direct handles for verification and listening. Activations are priced and contracted through the Diwan Marketplace, not through the open inbox.

ii.

Selected work

A working portfolio.

A curated cross-section of recent commissions, drops, and serialised work. Each entry shows the metric the brief was priced against, not the vanity figure.

Doc01

2026 · Doc

Contemporary travel rituals · doc podcast special

A six-part documentary podcast on contemporary travel rituals, brand-underwritten.

Reported metric8.9M plays · 81% completion

Doc02

2025 · Doc

Tokyo notebook · special

A 44-minute travel essay filmed across Tokyo, distributed on YouTube and a regional CTV streamer.

Reported metric5.1M views · 76% completion

iii.

Press · references

What the trades said.

Quoted material from outlets the brand-investment class reads — never aggregated, always from the original byline.

"Al Shugairi writes documentary like a novelist — long arcs, slow lines, a refusal to summarise."

Rolling Stone · Profile

Selected collaborations

Houses & brands on the long list.

  • 01A regional bank (season underwriter)
  • 02A heritage hotel group
  • 03A long-form publishing house

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