Essam Amanallah Bukhary

Essam Amanallah Bukhary
عصام أمان الله بخاري
Chief Executive Officer of Manga Productions
In office
Mar, 2017 – now
Personal details
Born1978 (age 47–48)
Taif, Saudi Arabia

Essam Amanallah Bukhary (Arabic: عصام أمان الله بخاري; born 1978 in Ta’if, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi writer, researcher, and executive specializing in technology management and innovation. He is the chief executive officer of Manga Productions, a subsidiary of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk). From 2008 to 2015, he served as the Saudi cultural attaché in Japan. He also writes a weekly column titled "Astrolabe" in the Al Riyadh newspaper.[1][2][3]

Career

  • Chief Executive Officer of Manga Productions (Misk Foundation).[4]
  • Saudi cultural attaché in Japan (2008–2015).[5]
  • Editor-in-Chief of Manga Arabia.
  • Former managing director of Arenat, a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Media Group.
  • Faculty member at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.
  • Board member of the General Culture Authority (appointed in 2018).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "عصام أمان الله بخاري".
  2. ↑ Manhom. "عصام أمان الله بخاري". من هم | بوابة الشخصيات والمؤسسات (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ↑ Az, Huda (2025-02-26). "Essam Bukhary: An Icon of Japanese Media and Culture". Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Manga Productions Signs MoU with Animoca Brands to Develop Web3 Projects in Arab Region". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ↑ "الملحق الثقافي باليابان يستقبل وفد جامعة الباحة". جريدة المدينة (in Arabic). 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  6. ↑ واس (الرياض) (2018-04-06). "أمر سامٍ بتشكيل مجلس إدارة الهيئة العامة للثقافة برئاسة العواد". عكاظ (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-15.