Career
He has worked extensively on Arab-Israeli political, economic, security and human rights issues, and has done in-depth reporting on conflicts throughout the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa. As Washington Bureau Chief for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hayat, the International Arab daily (2003–2007), and as international editor and contributor for The Daily Beast (2008–2010), Nematt’s work focused on reporting on, and analyzing, United States. foreign policy, including issues related to the War in Iraq, the global war on terrorism, the United States. drive for democratization in the broader Middle East, as well as issues related to United States. military and security strategies in the region. He also writes extensively on regional and global energy issues and their economic and political implications.
Nematt is currently setting up "Pillar Seven," a Middle East regional communications consultancy to be based in Amman, Jordan.
Responsibilities included recruiting staff, designing and implementing the editorial plan and strategy for the news integration venture between the newspaper and the Pan-Arab satellite channel. His previous positions included Amman Bureau Chief for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hayat, International diplomatic correspondent in London for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hayat, Amman Bureau Chief and regional correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation Arabic Service radio, and Chief economic correspondent, and later chief political correspondent for the English-language daily Jordan Times and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ra"i Arabic daily.
Honors Speaker Nematt is a frequent commentator on Arab and international political and economic affairs for United States., Arab and European news organizations and a regular speaker at a variety of forums in the United States., the Arab world and Europe. He has lectured on Arab media, economics and politics at numerous universities including Oxford University, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, Tufts University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, American University, and Boston College.
