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Ziad Noujeim

Dr. Ziad Eva Fouad Noujeim (or Ziad Njeim, Arabic: زياد نجيم, born on 2 November 1958) is a Lebanese journalist[1] and oral surgeon, who worked as lead anchor at TV stations such as MTV, LBC, OTV, Al Hurra and MashreqTV.[2][3] He hosted the political show Istifta (استفتاء) which resulted in the closure of the on MTV channel,[4] then he moved to Alhurra TV, where he broadcast the program sa'aa horra (ساعة حرة).[5]

Biography

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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,[6] 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.[6]

Then he hosted the political talk show Istifta' (استفتاء "Referendum") on MTV,[4] 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.[7][8][9]

Then he moved in 2003[10][11] to Alhurra TV channel, where he broadcast the program sa'aa horra (ساعة حرة, "Free Hour"),[9] which dealt with taboo topics in the Arab world like incest and same-sex marriage.[5]

Television

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  • 1986 Iftah Ya Simsim (افتح يا سمسم)
  • 1989 El Dounia Doulab (الدنيا دولاب)
  • 1993 Ana el Chaab (أنا الشعب)
  • 1994 Al Chater ye'ki (الشاطر يحكي)
  • 2002 Istifta (استفتاء) (MTV)
  • 2003 Dounia (دنيا)
  • 2004 Sa'aa Hurra (ساعة حرة) (AlHurra)
  • 2009 Masa el Hurrieh (مساء الحرية)
  • 2012 Mouhami Al Shitan (محامي الشيطان) (OTV)

Radio

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He worked for the first time in the radio in 2013 with the program "Astraji" on Sawt El Ghad,[12][13] then moved in January 2014 to OTV to present the same program on TV.[14]

Dentistry

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Ziad is also an oral surgeon, lecturer and research department chairperson at the Lebanese University[15] and Dental School in Beirut, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Lebanese Dental Association.[16] He also obtained the European Board of Oral Surgery diploma,[17] which is the highest scientific certificate awarded within European societies for oral surgery.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lebanese Journalist Ziad Njeim: Even In An Enemy Country Like Israel, There Are People Who Want Peace, Dialogue". MEMRI. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ziad Noujeim". NAWF Women Entrepreneurs. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ Mansour, Rita E. (6 September 2012). "Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim: Who is Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim?". Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Tim., McKulka (2011). We'll make our homes here : Sudan at the Referendum. United Nations Mission in Sudan. ISBN 978-1-4507-8060-5. OCLC 818747658.
  5. ^ a b c "زياد نجيم". www.mulhak.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "زياد نجيم: 25 عاماً... عكس السير!". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 26 March 2023.[dead link]
  8. ^ "The Closing of Murr TV: Challenge or Corrective for Satellite Broadcasting in Lebanon?". Arab Media & Society. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "الإعلامي اللبناني زياد نجيم في "الحرة" : أطمح إلى السياسة ولا أتابع أيا من البرامج الحوارية على الشاشات العربية". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ^ Mansour, Rita E. (6 September 2012). "Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim: Who is Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim?". Dr. Ziad E. F. Noujeim. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  11. ^ Iman Ibrahim (25 February 2005). "اعتبر أن المشاهدين العرب حكموا على قناة الحرة قبل أن يتعرفوا عليها". alriyadh.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ^ "زياد نجيم 'استرجي'". annahar.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "زياد نجيم "استرجي"". LebanonFiles. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ^ "جديد زياد نجيم برنامج "استرجي" على شاشة الـOtv". نادي سيدتي (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Lebanese University". ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Talk Of The Town – 13/07/2017 – زياد نجيم". YouTube. 13 July 2017.
  17. ^ Teknobursa.com. "FDI 2018 – World Dental Congress | Dr. Ziad F. Noujeim". 2018.world-dental-congress.org. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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