Mohamed Omar

Mohamed Omar
Mohamed Omar in 2015
Native name	محمد عمر
Born	Mohamed Omar (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 Cairo, Egypt
Residence	Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Alma mater	Cairo University
Occupation	Digital Media consultant
Years active	2008 – present
Known for	FilFan.com Managing Editor, Content Partnerships Consultant at Twitter Inc.
Title	Content Partnerships Consultant at Twitter Inc.
Website	mohamedomar.com

Mohamed Omar (in Arabic: محمد عمر) is an Egyptian journalist and digital media consultant. He works as Consultant for Content Partnerships at Twitter MENA since April 2016^[1][2][3] in Egypt after serving as Digital and Entertainment Managing Editor at FilFan.com,^[4] the leading Arabic-language entertainment news portal in the Arab region Category, for three years.^[5][6][7][8]

Biography

Mohamed Omar was born in Cairo. He was awarded as the best journalist student at the school when he was 12 years old.^[9] Omar studied History and graduated from the faculty of Arts, Cairo University, in 2012.

Career

Mohamed Omar started his journalism career at the early age of 16 in 2008, at Washwasha, an entertainment tabloid. He started at the Youth Department then moved to the Entertainment Department where he interviewed major Arab stars such as; Tamer Hosny, Mohamed Hamaki, Angham, Samira Said, Rami Ayach, Samo Zaen, Myriam Fares, Amr Adib, Mohamed Aboutrika, and many others.

Before joining FilFan.com, Omar worked as a reporter for several household names in the Arab media industry; including Ara and Laha Magazine as well as at The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) for the TV show Shawshara -the Egyptian version of The Insider (TV series).

When he turned 21, Omar took the editor-in-chief position at FilFan.com in April 2013. Recently, he started working with Twitter at the age of 24.

Accomplishments

• FilFan.com Digital and Entertainment Managing Editor (April 2013 - April 2016).^[10][11]
• Content Partnerships Consultant at Twitter MENA (April 2016 – Present).^[12][13]

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