Middle East Broadcasting Networks Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$73.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$67.5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$44.6m
$44.8m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $212k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.4 years on average
Staff
398
10 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
James O'shea
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Middle East Broadcasting Networks Inc's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMB Ryan Crocker Chair | Interim Chair Beg. 06/24 | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James O'Shea Chair | Chair End 06/24 | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alia Ibrahim | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| AMB Susan Ziadeh | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Timothy McNulty | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
36 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Miguel Fernandez | President | since 2018 |
| AMR El-Kahky | Vice President | 2021 |
| AMR Saad ALY Hassan El-Kahky | Vice President, Programming | since 2022 |
| Anne Noble | General Counsel/Secretary | since 2018 |
| Anne R Noble | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 2024 |
| Daniel Nassif | VP for Network News (Until 07/2017) | 2018 |
| Elamin Elfaki | Editor in Chief, Al Youm | 2018 |
| Fadi Izzaldin | Vice President, Creative Serv & Brand Management | 2023 |
| Ghafar Abudaqqa | Senior Producer | 2023 |
| Hassan Shwiki | President (Acting) | since 2018 |
| Hatem Bousselmi | Senior Assignment Editor | 2023 |
| Hussein Jradi | News Anchor | 2019 |
| Imad Hamed HAJ | VP of Administration/Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Jeffrey Gedmin | Acting President Beg 4/24 | 2024 |
| Katia Wakim | News Anchor | 2019 |
| Kelley Lehman Sullivan | VP of Administration/Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Kelly Alford | VP of Production Operations | 2018 |
| Khalil I M Lubbad | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Kim Jackson | Chief Financial Officer | since 2021 |
| Kim Suzette Jackson | Chief Financial Officer | 2022 |
| Mark Sweet | Technical Director | 2019 |
| Michael Marno | VP, Broadcast Operations | since 2020 |
| Mohammad Samim Sediqi | CFO and Treasurer Beg 10/23 | 2024 |
| Mohammed Albardawil | Vice-President, News | since 2023 |
| Mohammed S H Abdalrahim | Executive Producer | 2020 |
| Myrna Ganley | HR Director | 2020 |
| Nart Bouran | Sr. Vice President of News | 2019 |
| Osama Talkhan | Assignment Planner & Scheduler | 2023 |
| Ruba Abdelhadi | Marketing Lead | 2023 |
| Saad Al Falahi | Studio Camera and Robotics Operator | since 2021 |
| Scot Shackelford | Lines Coordinator | 2023 |
| Thaer Soukar | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Victor Jeffrey Gedmin | Acting President Beg 4/24 | 2024 |
| William J Sabatini | Special Advisor | since 2018 |
| William Sabatini | Acting Senior Director of Human Resources | 2024 |
| Yamen Shafeeq Abdalwahab | Eng. Cameraman | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Samim Sediqi | Chief Financial Officer (Until 12/24) | 40 | $239k | $119 | |
| Imad Hamed Haj | Former Key Employee | 0 | $232k | $6k | |
| Hassan Shwiki | Director, MBN Academy | 40 | $198k | $22k | |
| Anne Noble | Secretary & Treasurer | 40 | $182k | $20k | |
| Thaer Soukar | Senior Director, Digital | 40 | $182k | $18k | |
| William J Sabatini | Chief People and Culture Officer | 40 | $180k | $19k | |
| Saad Al Falahi | Studio Camera and Robotics Op | 40 | $175k | $18k | |
| Khalil I M Lubbard | Pub. Standards & Best Prac. Editor | 40 | $167k | $23k | |
| Victor Jeffrey Gedmin | President/CEO (From 4/24) | 40 | $162k | $4k | |
| Deirdre Kline | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $160k | $12k | |
| Ambassador Ryan Crocker | Interim Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alia Ibrahim | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy McNulty | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ambassador Susan Ziadeh | Director- Audit Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ilan Berman | Director (From 2/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Kligerman | Director - Audit Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Melia | Director (From 2/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amira Maaty | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tarek Masoud | Director (From 2/25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Middle East Broadcasting Networks Inc
- EIN
- 421591205
- Address
- 7600 Boston Blvd D, Springfield, VA, 22153-3136
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- The mission of middle east broadcasting networks, inc. ("mbn") is to provide accurate, relevant and reliable news and information to the people of the middle east about the region, the world, and the united states. Mbn broadens the range of knowledge and perspectives -- particularly about the united states -- available in the region and thus serves as a critical component of US public... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q20 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Anne R Noble (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedINTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGRadio Free AsiaRelatedINTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAMB Ryan Crocker
≥4years on the filingsJames O'Shea
≥4years on the filingsAMB Susan Ziadeh
≥4years on the filingsTimothy McNulty
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $44.6m
- Total liabilities
- $44.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $212k
- Contributions and grants received
- $73.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 398
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $103m | $110m | Deficit $7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.