Mai Badr

Last updated
Mai Badr
Born (1968-07-06) 6 July 1968 (age 55)
Citizenship Syria and United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Editor-in-chief of Hia Magazine Deputy editor-in-chief of Sayidaty and Al Jamila
Spouse
(m. 1994)
Website Hiamag.com

Mai Badr (born 6 July 1968) is the editor-in-chief of Hia magazine and deputy editor-in-chief of Sayidaty and Al Jamila . Born in Birmingham, UK, she is of Syrian origin and is considered one of the most prominent Arab women journalists. [1] She spent her childhood and completed her education in Lattakia on the Syrian coast and is married to journalist Adnan Alkateb with whom she has one son, Badr.

Contents

Career

Work and success

Mai Badr has managed to establish strong relations with elite women, wives of leaders, princesses, dignitaries, business women, and members of the high society. She succeeded, despite fierce competition in world of media and journalism, in transforming Hia magazine into the most famous and most sophisticated Arab women's magazine. Today, the world's most important "maisons" and companies compete to advertise in Hia, and famous Arab women from various fields dream of being featured in its issues.

Family and origins

She comes from two well-established families on the coast of Syria. Her maternal grandfather the late Sheikh Ali Chehab Nasser was a member of the first Syrian parliament after independence. On her father's side, her grandfather Sheikh Maarouf Badr was among the most eminent local personalities in the Lattakia area.

Personal life and interests

Apart from work, Mai Badr focuses her care and attention on her only child Badr, who is currently 16 years old, and she spends with him most of her time. Her favorite hobby is reading, especially novels and autobiographies of the greats, philosophers, and leaders. [2]

Awards and recognition

She has been honored by several institutions as well as humanitarian and charitable organizations, such as:

Interviews with Arab and international celebrities

Mai Badr has conducted significant interviews with the Arab region's and the world's most famous women, including:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saud of Saudi Arabia</span> King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964

Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 and from 1960 to 1962. Prior to his accession, Saud was the country's crown prince from 11 May 1933 to 9 November 1953. He was the second son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia.

Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a long-term deputy commander of the Saudi National Guard and a senior member of the Saudi royal family.

Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served successively as the governor of the Tabuk, Medina, and Mecca provinces between 1980 and 2007. A prominent member of the House of Saud, Abdul Majeed was seen as a close ally of King Abdullah, but was also regarded as a long-time ally of the Sudairi Seven.

Fahda bint Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari was an Arab woman of the Shammar tribe who married first to her kinsman Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Rashid, Emir of Jabal Shammar, and later to King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. By her first marriage, she had two sons: Abdulaziz and Mishaal. By her second marriage, she was the mother of King Abdullah, Princess Nouf, and Princess Seeta.

Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi was one of the wives of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, with whom she had seven sons and four daughters. Her sons included two future Saudi kings, Fahd and Salman, as well as Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Nayef bin Abdulaziz, who both later served as crown prince. Her sons with Abdulaziz are commonly known as the Sudairi Seven.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdullah of Saudi Arabia</span> King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia.

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a member of the House of Saud and a daughter of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.

Haya bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi princess, daughter of King Abdulaziz and sister of King Saud and King Faisal. She was a contemporary to six Saudi kings from Ibn Saud to King Abd Allah.

Adila bint Abdullah Al Saud is a member of the Saudi royal family. During the reign of her father, King Abdullah, she was one of the women who could influence the political development of Saudi Arabia in women-related areas such as education, employment and health.

Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a daughter of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the younger full-sister of King Abdullah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basmah bint Saud Al Saud</span> Saudi royal, businesswoman, and activist (born 1964)

Basmah bint Saud bin Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian royal, businesswoman and human rights activist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950)</span> Saudi royal, businessman, and former government official (born 1950)

Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud is a retired Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served as the Saudi Arabian minister of education from 2009 to 2013 in the administration of King Abdullah, his maternal uncle and father-in-law. He is a member of the House of Saud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fahda bint Saud Al Saud</span> Saudi royal and artist (born 1953)

Fahda bint Saud Al Saud is a Saudi royal and artist.

Hia is an Arabic monthly women's magazine. It focuses on news in regard to affluent women and businesswomen in the Arab world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Descendants of Ibn Saud</span> Descendants of first Saudi King

Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1953), the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, also called Ibn Saud, was very young when he first got married. However, his wife died shortly after their marriage. Ibn Saud remarried at eighteen and his firstborn child was Prince Turki I. He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived to adulthood and had children of their own. He also had many daughters. He is thought to have had 22 wives.

Abeer bint Abdullah Al Saud is a member of Saudi royal family, House of Saud. She is the chairperson of the Asayel Cooperative Society. She has been in exile in Scotland since 2020.

Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh was one of the spouses of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, Emir of Nejd, and the mother of Princess Noura and King Faisal.

Sheikha Al Anoud bint Dahham Al Fayez is a Jordanian noblewoman and former Saudi royal. She is the daughter of one of the sheikhs of the Al-Fayez clan from Bani Sakher, Sheikh Daham bin Dardah Al-Bakhit Al-Fayez and his wife Gutnah bint Mithqal Pasha Al-Fayez, daughter of the paramount Sheikh of the Bani Sakher. She was the wife of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from 1972 to 2003 following a divorce. She is the mother of four daughters: Jawaher, Hala, Maha, and Sahar Al-Saud.

Nouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi royal. She was known for her patronage of several exhibitions in Saudi Arabia.

Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi was one of the spouses of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. She was a member of the powerful Sudairi family. Her elder sister, Al Jawhara bint Saad, married Abdulaziz and had three sons and a daughter with him. Following the death of Al Jawhara in 1927, Haya married Abdulaziz. Their marriage produced five children: Princess Hessa, Princess Meshail, Prince Badr, Prince Abdul Majid and Prince Abdul Illah.

References