Mais Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ( ar, ميس عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born October 31, 1982), better known as Mais Hamdan ( ar, ميس حمدان), is a
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
ian actress, singer and TV presenter.
Her sisters are
Mai Selim
Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ( ar, مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born November 6, 1983 in Abu Dhabi),(30 August 2008)في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة ل ...
and Dana Hamdan.
Early life
Mais Hamdan was born in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, United Arab Emirates to a Jordanian father of
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
descent, and a Jordanian-
Lebanese mother.
She graduated from the Faculty of Commerce – English Section,
Cairo University
Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
.
Career
Hamdan started her career through the comedian TV show ''CBM'' which was aired on
MBC,
she was also the presenter of the TV show ''Meyya Mesa'' and ''Sister Soup'' with her sisters
Mai and Dana.
In 2004, Hamdan started her TV career in ''Khareta Am Rakan'' and ''Sawalef Hareem'', and ''Qerqee'aan'' in the next year. 2006 witnessed her film debut, she played the role of "Jameela" in the Egyptian film ''Zarf Taree (Emergency Case)'' alongside
Ahmed Helmy
Ahmed Muhammad Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad ( ar, أحمد محمد حلمي عبد الرحمن عواد; born November 19, 1969) is an Egyptian actor, comedian, film producer, TV host and diplomat. He started his career in 1993 on the Egyptian sate ...
and
Nour, and the
Saudi film ''
Keif al-Hal?
''Keif al-Hal?'' ( ar, كيف الحال؟) (How are You?) is Saudi Arabia's first big-budget film, produced by Ayman Halawani (of Prince Al-Walid bin Talal's Rotana Group). Directed by Izidore Musallam, it stars Hind Mohammed, the first Sa ...
''
In April 2020, her TV commercial for Cottonil was banned due to her mentioning of "underwear".
Filmography
Films
TV
References
External links
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Living people
Jordanian actresses
Jordanian television actresses
Jordanian film actresses
Jordanian women singers
1982 births
Jordanian people of Lebanese descent
Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
Cairo University alumni