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Wafaa El Kilani
Born
Wafaa Hamed El Kilani

(1972-09-10) September 10, 1972 (age 52)
Nationality Egyptian
Occupation Presenter
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s)
Tony Michael
(m. 2008; div. 2016)
(m. 2017)
Children 2

Wafaa El Kilani was born on September 10, 1972, in Cairo, Egypt. She is a famous Egyptian TV presenter. She has hosted many popular interview shows on different Arabic TV channels. This has made her one of the most well-known presenters in the Arab world.

Wafaa El Kilani's Journey in Television

Early Life and Starting Her Career

Wafaa El Kilani was born in Cairo. Her father is a businessman. She lived in several different Arab countries as she grew up. She went to Benghazi University in Libya where she studied political science. This field is about how governments work and how people make decisions in a country.

Wafaa started her TV career in 1997. She worked with the Arab Radio and Television Network. In 2005, she moved to another big TV company called Rotana.

Becoming a Famous TV Host

Wafaa El Kilani became very famous in 2009. This was after she hosted a show called Without Censorship on LBC. In 2012, she joined MBC 1, which is a very popular channel.

She has interviewed many well-known Arab celebrities on her shows. Some of these famous people include actor Adel Emam and singer Kazem al Saher.

Wafaa El Kilani's Family Life

In August 2008, Wafaa married Tony Michael, who is a journalist from Lebanon. They got married in Cyprus. They had two children together. However, they later divorced in 2016. In May 2017, Wafaa married again. Her husband is the Syrian actor Taim Hasan.

Television Shows Hosted by Wafaa El Kilani

Wafaa El Kilani has hosted many different TV shows over the years. Here is a list of some of them:

Year Show Name TV Channel
1997 Celebrities news Arab Radio and Television Network
1998 Studio live Arab Radio and Television Network
1998 Afesh Arab Radio and Television Network
1999 Claket Arab Radio and Television Network
2000 Telephone in one Million Arab Radio and Television Network
2001 Skermo Arab Radio and Television Network
2001 Desert rain festival Arab Radio and Television Network
2002 Test your luck Arab Radio and Television Network
2003 Special episodes with Adel Emam Arab Radio and Television Network
2004 Talou Habaybna Arab Radio and Television Network
2005 Ghaneli Rotana Tarab
2006 Feha eh Rotana Mousica
2007 Box of life Rotana Mousica
2007 Against wave Rotana Mousica
2008 Thouq makayl Rotana Mousica
2009–2010 Without censorship LBCI
2012 Nawaret MBC 1
2013 Little talk MBC 1
2014 The Judgement MBC 1
2015 The Maze MBC 1
2018 Takharef MBC 1
2020 The biography MBC 1

Awards and Recognition

Wafaa El Kilani has won several awards for her work as a TV presenter. These awards show how popular and respected she is in the media world.

Year Award
2012 Most popular presenter from Ana Zahra magazine.
2014 Best Arab presenter from Dear guest magazine.
2014 Best presenter from Elaph magazine.
2018 Best presenter according to Veto poll.
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