Laïla Abid (born March 21, 1977, in Meknes,

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) is a Moroccan-Dutch journalist, and former television news presenter and news anchor. Since 2017, Abid has been working in PR and communication. She studied journalism and between 2001 and 2003 at Hogeschool van Utrecht, earning her bachelor's degree in 2003, after earning an associate degree in English from the Hogeschool van Amsterdam in 1998. She would earn her master's degree from the

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in 2008. In 2008 Abid worked as a newscaster for the crime programme

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''Opsproring Verzocht''. Later she worked for RTV Noord-Holland, Amsterdam FM, SBS ''Hart van Nederland'' and starting in 2007, for the commercial news station BNR Nieuwsradio.100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011: 88 Laila Abid
, arabianbusiness.com In 2008 she was added to the team of news anchors for the

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. She presented morning and afternoon bulletins and also worked as a

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for foreign affairs. Since 2018 Abid has worked in PR and communication for the Netherlands branch of ViacomCBS to promote the American shows of channels like Spike and MTV. In 2011 Abid was voted number 88 on a list of the 100 "most powerful Arab women".

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1977 births Living people People from Meknes HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht alumni {{netherlands-journalist-stub