Mark Camilleri M.Q.R (born 2 February 1988) is a Maltese historian, writer, blogger, publisher, and investigative journalist.
During his University years in 2009, he published Alex Vella Gera's short story Li Tkisser Sewwi (trans.
Vella Gera's short story is a first person male narrative on female objectification and sexual exploits.
The publication was promptly banned from the University of Malta and Camilleri was indicted to court along with the author for publishing obscenities and pornography.
[6] For his work against government censorship, Camilleri was controversially awarded a Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (M.Q.R) in 2013 by Malta's President George Abela, amidst accusations of political patronage.
[13] After the 2019 Malta political crisis Camilleri became very critical of the government owing to complications arising from his own position on Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder investigation.
[14] An example of this is evident in the cancellation of the National Book Prize Ceremony, which was due to be held at the Office of the Prime Minister in November.
[16] His contract with the National Book Council was not renewed in 2021[17] and he claimed political discrimination,[18] demanding a lifetime achievement award.
[31] In 2021, he released the online chats between alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia murder Yorgen Fenech and Maltese politician Edward Zammit Lewis.