Lamis Elhadidy

Biography

An Egyptian television presenter and media personality, she graduated from the American University in Cairo with a master's degree in journalism in 1991. She worked for CBC and previously for Al Jazeera and other Arabic channels. She was voted the best media personality in polls conducted by Al-Ahram and Al-Masry Al-Youm newspapers in 2010, and her programs garnered the highest advertising revenue at the time. Since 2005, she has presented several television programs on Egyptian satellite channels, including "From the Heart of Egypt," which aired three days a week. Her show disappeared during the 2011 Egyptian revolution but returned to cover the events following the resignation of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. From 2005 to 2009, she also hosted a weekly program called "Speak Up," which achieved high viewership ratings during its Ramadan broadcast. She is also the executive editor of Al-Alam Al-Youm newspaper, which focuses on the business world. She began her media career with NBC in 1987, then worked as a correspondent for The New York Times for three years. In 1991, she co-founded Egypt's first business-focused newspaper, Al-Alam Al-Youm (World Today), and has been its editor-in-chief since 2005. She worked for MBC from 1994 to 1999 as a correspondent between Cairo and Dubai, then moved to Al Jazeera from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005, she worked for CNBC, and from 2005 to 2009, she was Al Arabiya's chief business correspondent. Throughout her career, she hosted several prominent Arab and international figures, including Hillary Clinton in her first interview in Egypt, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Javier Solana, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Khaled Meshaal, a leading figure in Hamas, and the world-renowned Egyptian surgeon Dr. Magdi Yacoub. In 2008, she traveled to Gaza following the Israeli offensive. In 2005, she was selected as the first Arab journalist to be named among the Young Arab Leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She also presented the program "Huna Al-Asima" (Here is the Capital) and wrote a weekly column for the newspapers Al-Masry Al-Youm and Al-Alam Al-Youm. She is married to the media personality Amr Adib, with whom she has one son. She made a guest appearance in the television series "Awalam Khafeya" (Hidden Worlds).