 "Al Watan"'s editor-in-chief, Jamal Khashoggi, was very influential journalist who worked in the newspaper until May 2010.Additionally, it hosts relatively liberal columnists such as Turki Al Dakhil, Amira Kashari and Mahmoud Sabaagh.Current editor-in-chief of the paper is Talal Al Sheik who is also a member in board of directors of Saudi Journalists Association (SJA).