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Adam Baidawi is an Australian writer, editor and photographer who is currently the Deputy Global Editorial Director atGQ and the Head of Editorial Content for the British edition of the magazine.[1][2][3]
Earlier in his career, Adam Baidawi worked as an Australia Correspondent forThe New York Times,[4] where he reported on stories including the trial against Catholic cardinal George Pell[5] and Australia's legalization of same-sex marriage.[6][7]
Baidawi first joinedGQ as a freelance writer for the Australian edition of the magazine. In 2011, he completed work experience atBritishGQ, where he “transcribed interviews, did research, stacked magazines and spent an afternoon washing dishes in the kitchen.” In 2018, Baidawi became the editor-in-chief ofGQ Middle East, launching the title asGQ’s youngest-ever editor.[8] In 2019,GQ Middle East partnered withUN Women to raise awareness of issues faced by women to its predominantly male audience. That same year, Baidawi was made Deputy Global Editorial Director atGQ globally byWill Welch and in 2021 named Head of Editorial Content atBritishGQ.[9]
Baidawi was awarded Young Writer of the Year at theMumbrella 2017 Publish Awards in Australia for his reporting from Pyongyang, New York and Parliament House.[10]
Baidawi was raised in Australia by Iraqi parents.[11][1]
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