French Montana, Mo Salah most Successful Arab Celebs

posted on: Jul 22, 2018

SOURCE: GULF NEWS

Forbes has announced the most successful Arab celebrities — from actors and singers to fashion designers, directors and athletes — with a new annual ranking titled Arab Stars on the Global Stage.

Forbes Middle East examined the work and growth of these Arab celebrities over the course of two years to determine who reigned supreme.

French Montana, also known as the Moroccan rapper Karim Kharbouch, topped the list of singers, followed by Egyptian singer-actor Tamer Hosny in second place. Lebanese songstress Elissa came in third, followed by Moroccan pop star Douzi. Lebanon’s Ragheb Alama came in fifth place.

Star Trek Beyond and The Mummy actress Sofia Boutella, who hails from Algeria, came in first place on the list of actors. She was followed by Egypt’s Amr Waked, who starred in Lucy alongside Scarlet Johansson. Syrian talent Ghassan Massoud (The Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean) came in third.

Meanwhile, Nadine Labaki (Capharnaum) topped the list of directors, above fellow Lebanese director Zaid Doeiri (The Insult). Abu Bakr Shawky, who entered the Cannes Film Festival with Youmeddine, a Palme d’Or contender, came in third place. Naji Abu Noward (Theeb) and Basil Khalil (Ave Maria) came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.