Rima Maktabi
Rima Maktabi | |
|---|---|
Maktabi in 2012 | |
| Born | July 4, 1977 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | BA degree in Communication Arts/ Masters in International Affairs |
| Alma mater | Lebanese American University, Beirut |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter and journalist |
| Employer | Al-Arabiya |
| Known for | Hosting CNN's Inside the Middle East |
| Notable work | Reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War |
| Spouse |
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
(m. 2016) |
Rima Maktabi (born 4 July 1977) (Arabic: ريما مكتبي) is a Lebanese TV presenter and award-winning journalist who returned to al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East for two years and previously working at the Arab satellite channel since 2005. She was among several female Arab journalists who first became known through her reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War and who had successful careers afterward, including Maktabi and her former colleague at al-Arabiya Najwa Qassem.