Baudis

Dominique Baudis
President, Arab World Institute

Born on 14 April 1947 in Paris

Education:

Education in Toulouse, France
Diploma from the Institut d'Études politiques de Paris (public service section)

Professional career:

1971-973	Military Service in Lebanon as a TV and radio journalist
1974-976	As a Middle-East correspondant for French television, Dominique Baudis covered the Lebanon war. He was injured in 1975 in the Beirut conflicts.
1976-1977	As a reporter for TF1, he has had the chance to interview Anouar El Sadate, Béchir Gemayel, Yasser Arafat, Haffez El Assad
1978-1980	News presenter for TF1
1981	News presenter for SOIR 3
1983-2001	Deputy mayor of Toulouse, France
2001-2007	President, Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel

Publications:

Dominique Baudis