Ziad Noujeim
Dr. Ziad Eva Fouad Noujeim is a Lebanese oral surgeon and journalist, who worked as lead anchor at TV stations such as MTV, LBC, OTV, Al Hurra and MashreqTV. He hosted the political show Istifta which resulted in the closure of the MTV channel, then he moved to Alhurra TV, where he broadcast the program sa'aa horra.
Biography
He was born on 2 November 1958 in the town of Douris in Baalbek, Lebanon, to a Maronite Christian family.In the mid-80's, he began his media career when he was discovered by the television director Simon Asmar, and presented many entertainment programs.
In 1986, he started hosting the "Iftah Ya Simsim" program on LBC, and he became famous in "Al Shater Ye'ki" on MTV.
Then he hosted the political talk show "Istifta'" on MTV, which one of its episodes resulted in the closure of the channel by court order in 2002, with charges against the station and Ziad himself.
Then he moved in 2003 to Alhurra TV channel, where he broadcast the program "sa'aa horra", which dealt with taboo topics in the Arab world like incest and same-sex marriage.
Television
- 1986 Iftah Ya Simsim
- 1989 El Dounia Doulab
- 1993 Ana el Chaab
- 1994 Al Chater ye'ki
- 2002 Istifta
- 2003 Dounia
- 2004 Sa'aa Hurra
- 2009 Masa el Hurrieh
- 2012 Mouhami Al Shitan