Mohamed Omar (digital media personality)
Mohamed Omar (in Arabic: محمد عمر) (born 20 September 1991) is an Egyptian digital media journalist and consultant. Omar occupied the position of Digital Media Expert in several companies and media outlets in Egypt and throughout the MENA region. He also worked in tech companies such as Twitter then he joined Facebook in January 2019 as Strategic partner manager, News in MENA region.
Prior to Facebook, Omar was a specialist on Content Partnerships at Twitter MENA between April 2016 and Dec 2018.
Early life and education
Mohamed Omar was born in Cairo and graduated from the faculty of Arts, Cairo University, History Department in 2012.
Career
In April 2013, Omar was named as the managing editor at FilFan.com, the leading Arabic-language entertainment news portal in the Arab region Category, for three years.
In April 2016, Omar started to nurturing relationships with a wide range of high-profile performers, public figures, broadcasters, producers, athletes, artists, and news outlets in Egypt, which expanded Twitter's footprint in the country.
- Editor at Washwasha, an Egyptian entertainment tabloid (April 2008 – April 2013).
- FilFan.com Digital and Entertainment Managing Editor at Sarmady – a Vodafone Egypt company (April 2013 – April 2016).
- Content Partnerships Consultant at Twitter MENA (April 2016 – December 2018).
- Strategic Partner Manager, News at Facebook MENA (Jan 2019 – present).