Nayla Tueni

Nayla Tueni
نايلة تويني
Born (1982-08-31) 31 August 1982 (age 42)
NationalityLebanese
EducationLebanese University
Occupation(s)Journalist, Parliamentarian
Term2009–2018
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children3
Parent(s)Gebran Tueni
Mirna Murr
RelativesGhassan Tueni (grandfather)
Nadia Tueni (grandmother)
Michel Murr (grandfather)
Gebran Tueni (great-grandfather)
Marwan Hamadeh (great uncle)

Nayla Tueni Maktabi (Arabic: نايلة تويني مكتبي) (born 31 August 1982) is a Lebanese journalist and politician. She was a member of the Lebanese Parliament for almost ten years (2009–2018), representing the district of Achrafieh. Tueni is the CEO of one of Lebanon's most famous newspapers, An-Nahar.[1]

Tueni is a fourth generation journalist. An Nahar was established by her great-grandfather, Gebran Tueni, in 1933. Her grandfather, Ghassan Tueni, ran the newspaper for decades. She is heiress along with her siblings to the newspaper dynasty and currently a member of the Board and the Deputy General Manager of An Nahar. She is also a board trustee of the Mentor Arabia, a non-governmental regional organization that promotes drug prevention and raises awareness on various issues among Arab youth.[2]

  1. ^ "Committee calls for greater female participation in pols". The Daily Star. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Mentor Arabia". www.mentorarabia.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.