Fawzia Al-Abbasi
Fawzia Al-Abbasi | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1940 |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 80) |
| Occupations | Journalist and television personality |
Fawzia Al-Abbasi (Arabic: فوزية العباسي; October 1940 – 27 April 2021) was an Egyptian journalist and television pioneer.
Artistic Works
She presented many television programs since the beginning of television broadcasting in Egypt in 1960, most notably: Twenty Questions, for Adults Only, The World of Literature. Fawzia Al-Abbasi moved to the United Arab Emirates, where she presented successful television programs. She returned to Egypt in 1986 and started two new programs: Letters and Numbers and Kalima in the Evening.[1][2][3] The Kalima program continued on the network for seven years and is considered one of the most popular shows she put out on Egyptian television.[4]
Family
Fawzia Al-Abbasi was raised in a prominent family. Her father was Lieutenant Colonel Fouad Talaat Al-Abbasi, the warden of Tora Prison, and her grandfather was Brigadier General Ali Pasha Al-Abbasi, the governor of Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt. Her mother was Munira Al-Zeini, daughter of a prominent figure in the Dakahlia Governorate, Al-Saeed Bek Al-Zeini. Fawzia Al-Abbasi's husband was the late Dr. Amir Al-Rifai of the Arab League and was one of the most prominent members of the Zamalek Club's board of directors.
Death
Al-Abbasi died on 27 April 2021, aged 80.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b محمد, ضحى (April 27, 2021). "وفاة الإعلامية القديرة فوزية العباسي.. من جيل الرواد بالتليفزيون المصري". الوطن.
- ^ "وفاة الإعلامية المصرية فوزية العباسي – إرم نيوز". www.eremnews.com.
- ^ "وفاة الإعلامية فوزية العباسي". بوابة اخبار اليوم. April 27, 2021.
- ^ "وفاة فوزية العباسي مذيعة التلفزيون المصري.. تفاصيل". Sada El Balad (in Arabic). April 27, 2021.
- ^ "حاورت السندريلا.. معلومات عن المذيعة فوزية العباسي المتوفاة اليوم". صدى البلد. April 27, 2021.