Malek Maktabi
Malek Maktabi (Arabic: مالك مكتبي), also known as Malik Maktaby, is a Lebanese television presenter who is known for hosting Ahmar Bil Khatt Al Aarid (Red in Boldface), a talk show which runs on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) TV network.
Malek Maktabi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Malek Maktabi 10 November 1981 |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter |
Notable credit(s) | Ahmar Bil Khat Al Arid |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
Personal life
Maktabi married politician and newspaper heiress Nayla Tueni, daughter of assassinated Gebran Tueni,[1] on August 2009 in a civil ceremony in Cyprus. Their marriage came as a surprise to most people at the time, as the couple had kept both their relationship and engagement secret.
They currently have three children together. Their eldest son Gebran Malek Maktabi (is named after Gebran Tueni) (b.2010) followed by their second son Sharif Malek Maktabi (b.2013) and their first daughter and youngest child Noor (b.2015).[2]
Career
Maktabi has a Ph.D in international affairs and diplomacy, completing it in London. In early 2009, he hosted the Miss Lebanon 2009 pageant on LBC, and appeared with Marcel Ghanem on the talk show Kalam El Nass, also on LBC.
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