Wafaa El Kilani

Wafaa El Kilani
Born
Wafaa Hamed El Kilani

(1972-09-10) September 10, 1972 (age 52)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationPresenter
Years active1997–present
Spouses
Tony Michael
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(m. 2008; div. 2016)​
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(m. 2017)​
Children2

Wafaa El Kilani (born on 10 September 1972 in Cairo) is an Egyptian presenter. She has presented many TV interview shows for various Arabic media channels, becoming one of the most popular Arab presenters.

Early life and career

El Kilani was born in Cairo. Her father is a businessman and she has lived in multiple Arab countries. She studied political science at Benghazi University in Libya. She began working with Arab Radio and Television Network in 1997 and moved to Rotana in 2005. She became well known after her work for Without censorship in 2009 on LBC. In 2012, she moved to MBC 1.[1] She has interviewed many Arab celebrities in her shows, such as Adel Emam and Kazem al Saher.

Personal life

In August 2008, she civily married Lebanese journalist Tony Michael in Cyprus, despite her family's opposition because of their different religions. They have two children and divorced in 2016. In May 2017 she married Syrian actor Taim Hasan.[2]

Shows

Year Name Channels
1997 Celebrities news Arab Radio and Television Network
1998 Studio live Arab Radio and Television Network
1998 Afesh Arab Radio and Television Network
1999 Claket Arab Radio and Television Network
2000 Telephone in one Million Arab Radio and Television Network
2001 Skermo Arab Radio and Television Network
2001 Desert rain festival Arab Radio and Television Network
2002 Test your luck Arab Radio and Television Network
2003 Special episodes with Adel Emam Arab Radio and Television Network
2004 Talou Habaybna Arab Radio and Television Network
2005 Ghaneli Rotana Tarab
2006 Feha eh Rotana Mousica
2007 Box of life Rotana Mousica
2007 Against wave Rotana Mousica
2008 Thouq makayl Rotana Mousica
2009–2010 Without censorship LBCI
2012 Nawaret MBC 1
2013 Little talk MBC 1
2014 The Judgement MBC 1
2015 The Maze MBC 1
2018 Takharef MBC 1
2020 The biography MBC 1

Awards

Year Award
2012 Most popular presenter from Ana Zahra magazine.[3]
2014 Best Arab presenter from Dear guest magazine.[4]
2014 Best presenter from Elaph magazine.[5]
2018 Best presenter according to Veto poll.[6]

References

  1. ^ "وفاء الكيلاني: أنا 'طلعت' لأستمتع على 'ام.بي.سي'". Laha Magazine. May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Beautiful Pictures of Wafaa Al Kilani and Taim Hasan". Arabia Weddings. August 30, 2018.
  3. ^ عزت, لاما (April 9, 2012). "زهرة الخليج - وفاء الكيلاني الأكثر جماهيرية". زهرة الخليج.
  4. ^ "وفاء الكيلاني : أفصل تماماً بين العمل والعلاقات الخاصة". Alrai. November 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing. "وفاء الكيلاني لإيلاف: يرعبني الفشل وإرضائي صعب". @Elaph. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "وفاء الكيلاني عن فوزها بأفضل إعلامية في 2018 باستفتاء فيتو: شكرًا للمتابعين - بوابة فيتو". www.vetogate.com. December 29, 2018.