Lojain Omran
{{Short description|Saudi Arabian television presenter and internet personality}}
{{infobox person
| name = Lojain Omran
| image = Lojain_Omran_advertises_a_kitchen_01.png
| caption = Omran in 2017
| birth_name = Lojain Omran
| birth_place = Jubail, Saudi Arabia
| birth_date = {{b-da|26 October 1977}}
| occupation = Television presenter, Social media personality
| spouse = Sheikh Salman Al-Thani (div.)
Saif al-Mansoori
| relatives = Aseel Omran (sister)
}}
Lojain Omran (born 26 October 1977{{cite news |last1=Nelmes |first1=Stephen |title=The power of pink |url=https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/motoring/the-power-of-pink-1.494255 |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=The National |date=29 May 2010}}) is a Saudi Arabian television presenter and social media personality. She presented a show on a channel in Bahrain and was a cast member on the Netflix original reality television show, Dubai Bling (2022).
Early and personal life
Omran was born on 26 October 1977{{cite web | last=Izzo | first=Christina | title=Who is Lojain Omran from 'Dubai Bling'? All about her net worth, husband and more | website=My Imperfect Life | date=November 18, 2022 | url=https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/lojain-omran-dubai-bling | access-date=July 7, 2024}} in Jubail, Eastern Province. Her father is Ahmed Omran and she has three siblings, two brothers Mazen Omran and Basil Omran and a sister actress Aseel Omran.{{cite web | last=Prakash | first=Priya | title=Who Is Lojain Omran? Everything To Know About 'Dubai Bling' Star | website=SheThePeople | date=March 30, 2024 | url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/film-theatre/who-is-lojain-omran-dubai-bling-4433526 | access-date=July 7, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Lojain Omran: Media personality |url=http://women2030.com/node/238 |publisher=Women 2030 |accessdate=16 August 2018}} She moved to Bahrain in 2001, where she continued her banking career and later became an operations manager at Alawwal Bank, formerly Saudi Hollandi Bank.{{cite web | last=Leung | first=Yasmine | title=Dubai Bling's Lojain Omran left the finance industry to dominate Bahrain TV | website=Reality Tidbit | date=October 28, 2022 | url=https://www.realitytidbit.com/netflix-reality-shows/who-is-dubai-blings-lojain-omran-and-what-is-her-net-worth | access-date=July 7, 2024}} She later worked at Citibank in Bahrain before becoming an Operations Manager at Fotoon Edu-Tinment, a position she held until 2004.{{cite web | last=Abdullah | first=Rao | title=Who is Lojain Omran? Life, Net Worth & Career | website=BOL News | date=December 18, 2023 | url=https://www.bolnews.com/viral/2023/12/who-is-lojain-omran-life-net-worth-career/amp/ | access-date=July 7, 2024}}
She is believed to have been formerly married to Sheikh Salman Al-Thani, and with whom she has two children, a son named Samir and a daughter named Jilan, the latter of whom reportedly got married in Bahrain in December 2018. She is currently married to Saif Al-Mansoori, a prominent businessman from the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web | last=Hatab | first=Basma abu | title=Omran-Al-Mansoori: Media's Latest Matrimonial Buzz | website=Watan | date=October 3, 2023 | url=https://www.watanserb.com/en/2023/10/03/omran-al-mansoori-medias-latest-matrimonial-buzz/ | access-date=August 16, 2024}}
Career
Omran's TV programmes before Good Morning Arabs! included The Situation with Lojain, Ya Hala, Around the Gulf and World of Eve.
Forbes included her at number 55 in their 2017 list of 100 Arab celebrities, one of five Saudi people listed.{{cite news |title=Forbes names 100 biggest Arab celebrities, Egypt tops list |url=https://www.egyptindependent.com/forbes-top-100-arab-celebrities-egypt-tops-list/ |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=Egypt Independent |date=11 August 2017}}
Omran has been described as "one of the most influential media personalities in the Middle East".{{cite news |last1=Azaiz |first1=Azaiz |title=Social media influencers: The power players in the Middle East |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/technology/social-media-influencers-the-power-players-in-the-middle-east |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=Khaleej Times |date=5 July 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Al Zarooni |first1=Mustafa |title=Influencer's post over high Dewa bills sparks controversy |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/general/influencers-post-over-high-dewa-bills-sparks-controversy |accessdate=16 August 2018 | newspaper=Khaleej Times |date=8 September 2017}}
Omran has more than 11 million followers on her Instagram account,{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/lojain_omran/|title=Lojain Omran (@lojain_omran) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-24}} and as one of the five "most popular fashion and beauty influencers" affecting millennials in the UAE.{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Manoj |title=UAE’s millennials swayed by social media influencers |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/media/uae-s-millennials-swayed-by-social-media-influencers-1.1883667 |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=Gulf News: Media |date=23 August 2016}} Gulf Business listed her as number 87 in its Arab Power List 2018, describing her as an "Influencer / TV Host".{{cite web | title=Arab Power List 2018 |url=http://gulfbusiness.com/lists/top-100-most-powerful-arabs-2018/ | magazine=Gulf Business |accessdate=20 August 2018}}{{cite web | title=Lojain Omran |url=http://gulfbusiness.com/lists/top-100-most-powerful-arabs-2018/lojain-omran/ | magazine=Gulf Business |accessdate=20 August 2018}}
References
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External links
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