Ola Al-Fares ( ar, علا الفارس, born November 6, 1985) is a

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ian

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and

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who works at

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. She is currently the second most followed

ian woman on Twitter after

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. Most known for presenting a TV show called ''MBC in a week'' by

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channel. She was also the first

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woman to climb

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. She won the young TV presenter Arab woman of the year award on December 3, 2015. Ola Alfares was selected among the most 500 Influential Muslims in the world according to the Muslims 500 in 2019 edition. Also, she won the prestigious social media award "Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for humanitarian causes". She has used her social media to support many humanitarian initiatives to help the less fortunate people in life.

Biography

Al-Fares was born in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

on November 6, 1985 to a well known political family. Her grandfather was Abdul Raouf Al Fares, a member of the Jordanian Parliament from 1954 until his death in 1984. Her father Tahsin Al-Fares was also a member of the Jordanian Parliament in 1985. She graduated from high school at the age of 16. She later graduated from law school at

Al-Ahliyya Amman University Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) (or Amman University, or Amman Private University) is located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1990, it was the first private university in Jordan. King Abdullah. (2011). ''Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peac ...

at a young age of 19. She started working as a reporter at the age of 17 and '' OK!'' British magazine described her as one of the youngest reporters in the

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. In 2004, she started working for

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. Afterwards, she worked for MBC from 2007 until 2019. On 31 May 2019, Al-Fares declared that she is moving to

Endorsements

Since 2016, she has been working as the

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for

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in the Middle East. Al Fares has been working as the brand ambassador for the Jordanian utility company

Zain Jordan {{Infobox company , name = Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company Ltd. Zain (Fastlink) , logo = , type = Private limited company (Ltd.) , foundation = 1995 , location = Amman, Jordan , key_people = AbdulMalek Jaber, ...

Awards

* Young Arab Media Professionals Award (2009) * Best Jordanian Media Award (2009) * Creative Youth Shield (2010) * Jordanian Model for Successful Youth (2011) * Arab Woman Of The Year (2015)

References

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