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Mayman Show | S7 E4 | Hussein Fakhri - C...

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Hussein Fakhri is the Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Producer at Katara Studios, the Doha-based production powerhouse behind regionally iconic projects like The Lost Chapter of Kelileh & Demneh and the ceremonies for the FIFA Arab Cup. But before that, Hussein started out in Dublin, pioneering digital advertising in a market far from his cultural roots.

Today, he’s leading Katara’s mission to produce bold, meaningful, and globally resonant stories — all from an unapologetically Arab perspective

 

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