Halema or Halimeh Boland (Arabic: حليمة بولند; born 10 December 1980) is a Kuwaiti television presenter and former fashion model well known in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Halema Boland
حليمة بولند
Born
Halema Abdoljalil Boland

(1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 43)
Occupationtelevision host
Years active2001–present
SpouseAbdul-Salam Al-Khubaizi

Career

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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

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Boland is a Kuwaiti citizen of Kuwaiti Iranian ancestry.[5][6] In the early 2000s, she married her university classmate, Abdul-Salam Al-Khubaizi and later on divorced him.[7]

In April 2024, she was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 2,000 Kuwaiti dinars for misusing revealing photos and videos on social media.[8] However, on June 9 of the same year, the appellate court abstained from enforcing the punishment and canceled her two-year imprisonment.[9]

References

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  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. ^ "بولند" [Boland]. History of Kuwait. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  6. ^ "حليمة بولند في إيران.. فيديو". slaati.com. 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "حليمة بولند... حامل". Anazahra.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  8. ^ "Halima Boland jailed for 2 years and fined $6,000" (in Arabic). MSN. 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "الإفراج عن حليمة بولند... بعد قرار المحكمة الامتناع عن النطق بعقابها" (in Arabic). aawsat.com. 9 June 2024.
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