Name Suhair al-Qaisi | Role News anchor | |
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Alarabiya news anchor souhair alqaysei special coverage for the iraqi elections results
Souhair Ibrahim Al-Qayssei (Arabic: سهير إبراهيم القيسي is a senior news anchor with the pan-Arab Middle East Broadcasting Center Group (MBC) presenting prime-time news for MBC1, Al-Qayssei is one of the leading journalists and television personalities in the Middle East. She was also a news anchor and presenter with Al Arabiya news from 2004 to 2014 and was chosen in 2008 by Fox News as among the 10 most important personalities in Iraq[1].
In January 2016, Al-Qayssei, was officially appointed as a Celebrity Partner to Iraq by the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP). In her new role she supports WFP’s work in providing food assistance to conflict-affected families and internally displaced people. The surge in violence in Iraq has left over 3.2 million Iraqis displaced and in need of food assistance.