 Khashoggi received his elementary and secondary education in Saudi Arabia and obtained a BBA degree from Indiana State University in the United States in 1982.Jamal Khashoggi began his career as a regional manager for Tihama Bookstores from 1983 to 1984.Later he worked as a correspondent for the "Saudi Gazette" and as an assistant manager for "Okaz" from 1985 to 1987.