Dina Butti

Dina Butti
Dina Butti behind the scenes at Imran Khan music video shoot
Born	Dina El-Gamal Athens, Greece
Occupation	Presenter, writer, artist
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Omar Butti

Dina Butti is an Egyptian/Canadian TV presenter, writer, and artist. She is most known for having presented on the United Arab Emirates’ English television channel, Dubai One, where she co-hosted the channel's celebrity program, That's Entertainment. Upon the end of local production at the station, Dina joined a host of other former Dubai One presenters to launch an online channel called "Dubai ON Demand" and is currently hosting a new series #MommyMaterial alongside her one-year-old son. On the side, Dina is recognized as an emerging artist in the UAE as well as an emcee and writer. She is married to former Dubai One Emirati/American television presenter and filmmaker, Omar Butti.

Dina Butti was born as Dina El-Gamal in the capital of Greece, Athens.She spent her life moving around from one city to another, living in countries such as Canada, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, England and the United Arab Emirates.

In 2002, Butti attended Montreal's Concordia University and completed a major in studio arts and specializations in journalism and television. While finishing her studies for television, she produced, filmed, and edited a short documentary about moderate Muslims in Montreal which she submitted into a competition sponsored by Canada’s National Film Board. The documentary was selected as one of the winners and was screened on CBC Television and at the One World Film Festival.

During her time at university, Butti worked as an extra for the Nickelodeon television show, 15/Love, as well as for Hollywood films, including King’s Ransom. In 2006, Butti spent her summer interning in Dubai at INTV and ITP. She completed an internship at CNN Arabia where she also landed her first freelance opportunity, reporting at the Dubai International Film Festival and interviewing her first celebrity, George Clooney.