Halema Boland
حليمة بولند
Born
Halema Abdoljalil Boland

(1975-12-10) December 10, 1975
Kuwait
Occupationtelevision host
Years active2001–present
SpouseAbdul-Salam Al-Khubaizi
Websitehalemaboland.com

Halema or Halimeh Boland (Arabic: حليمة بولند; born 10 December 1975) is a Kuwaiti television presenter and former fashion model well known in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Career

She began her career in the mid 1990s as a television presenter on Kuwait Television. She gained notoriety for her unconventional clothing choices and "ditzy" personality. She quickly became one of the most popular female media personalities in the Middle East and North Africa region. In 2007, she was awarded "Miss Arabian Journalist" award.[1]

In 2009 during the month of Ramadan, Halema, in conjunction with station MBC, starred in the "Series Halema". It was a quiz program and garnered a large viewership.[2] It was described as controversial, which was written about extensively in the press.[3]

Boland joined the "funoon-tv" channel in 2011.[4]

Personal life

She is a Kuwaiti of Iranian descent ('Ajam). She married her colleague at university, Abdul-Salam Al-Khubaizi but they later divorced.[5]

References

  1. ↑ حليمة بولند ملكة جمال الإعلاميات العربيات دخل في 26 سبتمبر 2010
  2. ↑ جريدة الرياض (2010-09-26). "جريدة الرياض : حليمة بولند.. سأمثل قريباً وتغيير سياسة ارتداء أزيائي كان لصالحي". Alriyadh.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ↑ "أعدائي.. الأحرص على متابعتي - فنون - جريدة شمس". Shms.com.sa. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. ↑ "Laha Magazine - برامج الفوازير وألألعاب على تلفزيون فنون". Lahamag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  5. ↑ "حليمة بولند... حامل". Anazahra.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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