Sabin Iqbal joins TECHx as Group Editor

Sabin Iqbal, a senior journalist and author has joined TECHx as Group Editor. Iqbal, who has worked in the Middle East and India in mainstream media, has joined the company with over 20 years of journalistic experience.

He has worked long years in reporting international events, editing newspapers, magazines, news portals, and books, leading communication/editorial departments and training, and curating literary festivals. He is also well-connected with nationally and internationally prominent figures in journalism and publishing.

He has worked The Gulf Today, Business India, Outlook, Sports Today, Vibrant Keralam, and Tehelka. He was also Editorial Director of Kochi-Muziris Biennale. He curated the three editions of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters, one of Asia’s largest literary festivals.

Iqbal is the author of two popular novels, The Cliffhangers, and the Middle East-based Shamal Days.

TECHx Media is the exclusive media company for technology news affairs and media advocacy located in Dubai, UAE. It is one of the region’s fastest-growing media outlets, with several publishing platforms in Arabic and English. The robust network of TECHx media in the Middle East and Africa area is widely associated with technology corporates, government organizations, universities, technology professionals, students, and technology aspirants from various walks of life. Our offices in Dubai, Cairo, and Beirut are having a significant impact on the flourishing digital transformation trends in the Middle East and Africa.

Iqbal said: “I am excited to join a wonderful team of media visionaries. Technology has disrupted almost everything that we do, and how we live but the most disruption happened in media. It has changed the entire ecosystem of news gathering, dissemination, and consumption. TECHx has a talented team, and I hope I will be able to add a journalistic edge to the whole exercise and contribute to its growth.”

TECHx has established specialized objectives to collaborate with 100 institutions and involve the research community in the region’s technological growth. Our International Student Forum will include 100,000 students in various internships and other initiatives in order to develop them as ‘Leaders of the Future’. We believe that by working closely with various government institutions, we can expedite the country’s objective of developing key governance for the benefit of the people. TECHx seeks to bring 500,000 technology experts together in a large network to share knowledge and skillset for the benefit of the region and economy.

The appointment of Iqbal is in a bid to further grow our online presence with a diverse range of content from the technology industry throughout the region.