Yousef Gamal El-Din
| Yousef Gamal El-Din | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1985 |
| Education |
American University in Cairo, B.A., 2007 American University in Cairo, M.A., 2009 |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist, news anchor |
| Notable credit(s) |
CNBC Access: Middle East host (2012-2015) CNBC Capital Connection co-host (2010-2011) |
| Website | http://www.yousefgamaleldin.com/ |
Yousef Gamal El-Din (Arabic: يوسف جمال الدين) (born October 15, 1985) is an Egyptian-Swiss entrepreneur, author and former CNBC news anchor. Yousef gained global TV recognition as the host of CNBC's Access: Middle East and also the channel's regional correspondent, based in Dubai. Previously, Gamal El-Din was a co-host of CNBC's Capital Connection from the network's Middle East studios in Bahrain.
Gamal El-Din graduated from the American University in Cairo, Summa Cum Laude, in 2007, majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication. He went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in the same field. In addition to outstanding academic achievement, he was awarded the prestigious Ahmed H. Zewail Prize for Excellence in the Sciences and Humanities. Gamal El-Din describes himself as a 'car enthusiast' on his Twitter page and used to be seen frequently at the Bahrain International Circuit.
After a short off-screen stint with OTV as a scriptwriter, Yousef Gamal El-Din joined Nile TV as an English presenter and reporter in July 2007. He made his debut on the "Top Stories" on July 17, 2007, and thereafter anchored the news regularly at the top of the hour live from Cairo. He reported on major events across Egypt and interviewed a wide range of prominent ministers, activists and experts. He also covered and interviewed Jimmy Wales for Egyptian Television. In July 2008, he took charge of the bi-weekly political program the News Hour. Later in September, Gamal El-Din began hosting the new Business World show. He also made occasional appearances on Yas3ad Saba7ak on Channel 2.
Gamal El-Din joined CNBC in June 2010 as the first anchor based at the channel's newly opened Bahrain bureau, which is operated under the auspices of CNBC Europe. On June 14, 2010 he became the third co-host of Capital Connection, joining Anna Edwards in London and Chloe Cho in Singapore. To this day he remains one of the youngest talents to have joined in the network’s history.
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