Ayman Mohyeldin Biography
Ayman Mohyeldin is the host of the MSNBC weekend prime-time show ‘AYMAN’. He also hosted MSNBC five part original podcast series ‘American Radical’. He previously hosted ‘Ayman Mohyeldin Reports.’
He has served as a foreign correspondent for more than a decade having covered the Middle East, Central America, Asia, and Europe. He covered major events critical to Qatar and the region, including Palestine-Israel, the 2011 uprisings of the Arab Spring, sectarian strife in Lebanon, revolutionary protests in Ukraine, among others.
He has received many Emmy and International Media including a Peabody, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, Argentina’s Perfil International Press Freedom Award, UK’s Cutting-Edge Media Award, and the European Union’s Anna Lindh Foundation Award, the Deadline Club Award for Investigative Reporting, and the New York Festivals’ Gold Award. In addition, he has been named Journalist of the Year by GQ Magazine and by Esquire Magazine, and one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine.
Ayman Mohyeldin Age
Where was Ayman Mohyeldin Born? Ayman was born on April 18, 1979 in Cairo, Egypt. His family later immigrated to Detroit, when he was five years old, where he grew up.
Ayman Mohyeldin Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall.
Ayman Mohyeldin Education
Mohyeldin attended North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. He did his undergraduate studies at American University in Washington D.C. graduating with a degree in International Relations with a focus on the European Union. He also holds an MA in International Politics with a focus on Peace and Conflict Resolution from the same institution.
His graduate thesis titled, “The News Media Paradigm in the War on Terrorism,” was accepted by the International Association of Media Researchers Conference in Barcelona, Spain in 2002.
Ayman Mohyeldin Nationality – Ethnicity
Ayman is an Egyptian – American national of Arab descent.
Ayman Mohyeldin Parents
Ayman is the son of Egyptian father, Medhat Mohyeldin and Palestinian mother, Abla Awwad. His father is a principal partner at Mohyeldin Certified Public Accountant in Marietta, Georgia. He previously served as an Audit Manager at Banks, Finely, White & Co as well as a Controller at Assets General Contractor. He graduated from the University of Detroit with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance.
Ayman Mohyeldin Siblings
Mohyeldin has an older brother, Ahmed Mohyeldin who is a resident neurosurgeon at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and former professional soccer star for the Atlanta Silverbacks. He attended George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Ayman Mohyeldin Wife
Is Ayman Mohyeldin Married?: Ayman married his wife Kenza Fourati on April 26, 2016 in a in a private ceremony in Marietta, Georgia. Kenza is a Tunisian model who signed with Elite Model Management in 2002, at the age of 15 after placing third in the Elite Model Look competition. She has appeared in numerous international magazines, such as Vogue Paris, Elle, Marie Claire, L’officiel Voyage, Grazia, and GQ. She has also walked the runway for major fashion houses including Armani, Dior, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Céline, Gianfranco Ferré, Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino and Vivienne Westwood. In 2011 she appeared on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue becoming the first Arab Muslim to be featured in Sports Illustrated.
She is a co-founder of Osay (Our Stories Are Yours), an apparel brand that is inspired by Mediterranean living. Their goal is to embody effortless style, and sustainability.
Ayman Mohyeldin Children
Ayman and his wife have two children; a daughter known as Dora Fourati Mohyeldin born on March 12, 2017 and a son known as Idris born in 2019.
Ayman Mohyeldin Religion
Mohyeldin is Muslim.
Ayman Mohyeldin MSNBC – Show
Mohyeldin is the host of MSNBC weekend prime-time show ‘AYMAN’. He previously anchored “MSNBC Live with Ayman Mohyeldin” weekday afternoons. He began his journalism career answering phones and getting coffee for the Today show during 2001’s Summer of the Shark.
He has covered major news events in the Arab World and the Middle East include the Iraq War, the first multi-candidate presidential Egyptian elections in 2005, Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the 2005 Palestinian elections in the Gaza Strip. He has covered the Sharm al-Sheikh resort bombing (July 2005) and the Jordan Hotel bombings (November 2005).
He became the first journalist to enter one of Libya’s nuclear research facilities after producing Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi’s first interview announcing Libya would abandon all WMD programs.. He served as an associate producer for the NBC News Special that also received Emmy nominations for “Ship at War: Inside the Carrier Stennis” and “Inside the Real West Wing.” Ayman has also covered the annual Muslim Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca and was involved in the production of CNN specials “Islam: The Struggle Within” and “Hajj: A Spiritual Journey.”
In 2008–2009, Mohyeldin covered the Israeli attack on Gaza. The coverage of his reporting, along with Sherine Tadros has been released in the documentary ” The War Around Us”. He reported on the intricate network of tunnels that were once used for the smuggling of weapons and people across the Egyptian-Gaza border and are now a vital route into Gaza for medicine, food and fuel supplies. He extensively covered the second “Arab Uprising” in Egypt in 2013 and also covered the unrest in Ukraine, and the unrest in Iraq.
Prior to joining MSNBC, Ayman previously worked for Al Jazeera English where he covered the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. On January 28, 2011, Ayman broadcast from the Al Jazeera news building in Cairo for several hours straight, reporting on the Egyptian protests as protesters and Egyptian police battled for control of the 6th October Bridge. On January 30, Anis El Fekki of the Egyptian Interior Ministry revoked Al Jazeera’s broadcast license and forced the closure of their Cairo bureau, claiming the network was conspiring with opposition groups to overthrow the government. Ayman was one of five Al Jazeera journalists arrested and briefly detained by Egyptian authorities the following day after the network refused to cease broadcasting upon the loss of their accreditation.
Ayman Mohyeldin Podcast
Mohyeldin hosted a five-part true crime MSNBC original podcast series ‘American Radical’. The podcast was about Rosanne Boyland who died at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in the middle of a crowd trying to force its way past a police line. The podcast went on to win awards including Deadline Club Award for Investigative Reporting, the Gold Award for Best Narrative/Documentary Podcast at the New York Festivals.
Ayman Mohyeldin Salary
He earns an average annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Ayman Mohyeldin Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Ayman Mohyeldin Languages
Ayman can speak both in Arabic and English.