Taryam Omran Taryam

Taryam Omran Taryam (1942 – May 16, 2002) was the co-founder of Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing, a publishing house based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

This was followed on 19 October 1970 with the launch of Al Khaleej, the first newspaper in what was then the Trucial State of Sharjah.

[2] An active participant in the process leading to the establishment of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971, he was subsequently appointed as the new nation's first Ambassador to Egypt and also the first UAE Permanent Ambassador to the Arab League.

[3] He subsequently focused on his business interests, developing Dar Al Khaleej's stable of titles to include two newspapers, two weekly and two monthly magazines.

[2] As well as chairing Dar Al Khaleej, Taryam served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan bin Al Owais Cultural Establishment, the Deputy Chairman of the Emirates Committee for Arab Integration, a board member of the Arab Unity Studies Centre and a member of the Gulf Development Forum.