Internationally Celebrated Kuwaiti Haute Couture Designer – Yousef Al Jasmi

Yosef Al Jasmi . Couturier. Designer and Owner – Yousef Aljasmi Haute Couture and Youef AL-jasmi.

Celebrities who have adorned and graced his creations read like a Who’s Who . Some of them are Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, Maria Menounos, Khloe Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Nawal, J.Lo, Zendaya, Taylor Swift etc. etc…

www.yousefaljasmi.com

pix : Yousef Aljasmi / en.vogue.me

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Kuwait

Louis Chedid – Conferred France’s Medal of ‘Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters : October 2016

Louis Chedid : Singer, Songwriter, Composer and Author

-Louis Chedid’s First album was “Balbutiements” (Mumblings – 1973) He followed up with titles like “La Belle” and “T’as beau pas être beau”(1977).

In 1981, “Ainsi soit-il” (Amen) rose to the top of the charts, followed four years later by “Anne ma sœur Anne” (My sister Anne)

-Composer of Pierre-Dominique Burgaud’s “Le Soldat Rose” (The Pink Soldier, 2006), a fairytale musical

-Autobiographical novel – 40 Berges Blues (1992)

Awards:

-Conferred the Medal ‘Commander of the Order of Art and Letters’ (October 2016)

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pix : twitter.com / @ParisMatch

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France / Egyptian-Lebanese

Ahdeya Ahmed First Female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA) : November 2019

Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed , Bahrain – TV personality and Journalist, has many firsts to her credit.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief , for the english language ‘Daily Tribune’

First/s :

  • First female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA)
  • First Arabian Gulf Woman to be elected member of ‘The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) Gender Council’.

Other/s :

  • Winner – Arab Woman of the Year Award for the category ‘Achievement in Journalism’ 5th edition – by The London Arabia organisation
  • Member – Bahrain’s International Federation of Journalists Gender Council

Assignments :

  • Spokesperson of the Government of Bahrain
  • Spokesperson- Bahrain Human Rights Watch
  • Official Spokesperson for the ‘ Bahrain Parliamentary Election’ (2006)

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Bahrain

Halima Aden, First fully covered American Muslim Teen Contestant in Miss. Minnesota US : 2016

Halima Aden is the first american muslim teen to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.

Supermodel, activist and humanitarian

First’s:

  • First woman to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.
  • First contestant to wear a burkini and a hijab
  • First hijab wearing model featured on the covers of Vogue Arabia, Allure and British Vogue
  • First Somali-American to participate in student government in college
  • Crowned first Muslim Homecoming Teen, St.Cloud’s Apollo High School, Minnesota

Honours :

  • UNICEF Ambassador, to support UNICEF’s mission to put children first ( July 2018).

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American / Somali-American

Burj Khalifa, Holds 7 of the World’s Records : Dubai, UAE

Burj Khalifa is the World’s Tallest Building. A living wonder.

At over 828 metres (8,216 feet) and more than 160 stories. It holds the following world records.

WORLD RECORDS:

  • Tallest building in the world
  • Tallest free-standing structure in the world
  • Highest number of stories in the world
  • Highest occupied floor in the world
  • Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
  • Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
  • Tallest service elevator in the world

Emaar Properties PJSC is the master developer of Burj Khalifa.

www.burjkhalifa.ae

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Dubai / United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Lars Salem Al Fakir Wins Swedish Grammy Awards : 2008

Swedish Lars Salem Al Fakir (aka) Salem Al Fakir (aka) Logola, Damien Adore wins multiple Swedish Grammy’s.

Salam Al Fakir Swedish singer, Songwriter, Producer and Musician

Awards :

  • Swedish Grammy Awards – Multiple : 2008, 2014, 2015
  • Several other Awards .,

Highlights:

  • Performed at the Swedish Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist

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Sweden / Swedish Arab / Syria

Latifa Al Afraoui – Wins ‘World Music Award – 2004

Latifa (aka) Latifa Bint Alaya Al Arfaoui – Tunisian pop singer and actress

Award:

Winner – World Music Award – Best selling artist in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for her album ‘Ma Etrohsh Ba’ed’ (Don’t go away).

Lives in Tunisia, UAE and Egypt

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Tunisia

Lebanese Restaurant ‘Leila’ named ‘One of the Best New Eateries in America’

Leila, a Detroit (MI) based Lebanese restaurant founded by Samy Eid.

  • One of the Best New Eateries in America – GQ magazine in their ‘ GQ’s Best New Restaurants in America for 2020 . (GQ was formerly Gentleman’s Quarterly)

Earlier by :

  • 2020 Detroit Free Press ‘Restaurant of the Year ‘.

www.leiladetroit.com

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USA / Lebanese-American / Lebanon

‘Maraya Concert Hall’ – Saudi Arabia. World’s Largest Mirror-Clad Building – April 2020

Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.

The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .

External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.

pix: businesswire.com

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AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Ramy Youssef Wins ‘Golden Globe Award’ 2020

Ramy Youssef wins the ‘Golden Globe Award 2020’ for-‘ Best Actor in a Television series Musical / Comedy’ category.

Ramy was awarded for his stage performance in the 10-episode Hulu comedy series ‘Ramy’.

Ramy Youssef – Actor, Stand-up comedian, Writer

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USA / Arab-American / Egypt