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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mai Selim
| name = Mai Selim
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| birth_name = Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim
| birth_name = Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|11|6}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|11|6}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]}}
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*Actress
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| years_active = 2005-present
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Ali al-Refai|2010|2012|end=div.}}
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*[[Arabic pop]]
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'''Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim''' ({{lang-ar|مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم}}) (born November 6, 1983 in [[Dubai]]),<ref name="interview1">(30 August 2008). [http://www.algamal.net/articles/details.aspx?id=3629&LID=6 في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة], ''Algamal.net'' (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010</ref> commonly known as '''Mai Selim''', is a [[Jordan]]ian singer and actress. She is a sister of comedian [[Mais Hamdan]].<ref name="sis">[http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=84562&pg=3 دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان], ''moheet.com'', Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)</ref>
'''Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim''' ({{langx|ar|مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم}}, born November 6, 1983, in [[Abu Dhabi]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KRfdyIRJw#t=6m36s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/r5KRfdyIRJw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي|website=YouTube|language=Arabic|date=10 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="interview1">(30 August 2008). [http://www.algamal.net/articles/details.aspx?id=3629&LID=6 في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة], ''Algamal.net'' (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010</ref> commonly known as '''Mai Selim''' ({{langx|ar|مي سليم}}), is a [[Jordan]]ian singer and actress. Her sisters are [[Mais Hamdan]] and Dana Hamdan.<ref name="sis">[http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=84562&pg=3 دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان], ''moheet.com'', Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==


===Musical debut===
===Musical debut===
Mai sings in the [[Egyptian Arabic|Egyptian dialect]], though she was born to a [[Jordan]]ian father and a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] mother. She has been living in [[Egypt]] ever since she was at a young age and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from [[Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport|Maritime Academy]] in [[Egypt]].<ref name="interview1"/>
Mai sings in the [[Egyptian Arabic|Egyptian dialect]], though she was born to a Palestinian Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She has been living in [[Egypt]] ever since she was young and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from [[Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport|Maritime Academy]] in [[Egypt]].<ref name="interview1"/>


Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:
Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:


:"I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."<ref>http://www.fame-music.net</ref>
:"I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."<ref>http://www.fame-music.net {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215120123/http://www.fame-music.net/ |date=2005-12-15 }}</ref>


In 2008, she released the album ''Ehlawet El Ayam''.<ref name="2008album1">(13 August 2008). [http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/eed99b47-5d14-428b-877c-8d08f14dc359.aspx مي سليم: احلوت الأيام], ''[[Al Khaleej (newspaper)]]'' (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010</ref>
In 2008, she released the album ''Ehlawet El Ayam'' ({{langx|ar|احلوت الأيام}}).<ref name="2008album1">(13 August 2008). [http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/eed99b47-5d14-428b-877c-8d08f14dc359.aspx مي سليم: احلوت الأيام], ''[[Al Khaleej (newspaper)]]'' (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010</ref>

(Arabic: احلوت الأيام)
[[File:Mai_Selim.png|thumb|right|Mai Selim (Ramadan 2015)]]

==Personal life==
She married Egyptian businessman Ali al-Refai from November 2010 to 2012, with whom she had her daughter, Lili.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farfeshplus.com/Display.asp?catID=159&mainCatID=158&sID=109899|title=مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى|website=farfeshplus.com|language=Arabic|date=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{Facebook}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Twitter}}

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[[Category:Jordanian television actresses]]
[[Category:Jordanian female singers]]
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 3 November 2024

Mai Selim
Born
Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim

(1983-11-06) November 6, 1983 (age 41)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Ali al-Refai
​
​
(m. 2010; div. 2012)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • vocals
LabelsAlam El Phan

Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim (Arabic: مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born November 6, 1983, in Abu Dhabi),[1][2] commonly known as Mai Selim (Arabic: مي سليم), is a Jordanian singer and actress. Her sisters are Mais Hamdan and Dana Hamdan.[3]

Biography

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Musical debut

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Mai sings in the Egyptian dialect, though she was born to a Palestinian Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She has been living in Egypt ever since she was young and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from Maritime Academy in Egypt.[2]

Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:

"I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."[4]

In 2008, she released the album Ehlawet El Ayam (Arabic: احلوت الأيام).[5]

Mai Selim (Ramadan 2015)

Personal life

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She married Egyptian businessman Ali al-Refai from November 2010 to 2012, with whom she had her daughter, Lili.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي". YouTube (in Arabic). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ a b (30 August 2008). في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة, Algamal.net (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
  3. ^ دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان, moheet.com, Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)
  4. ^ http://www.fame-music.net Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (13 August 2008). مي سليم: احلوت الأيام, Al Khaleej (newspaper) (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
  6. ^ "مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى". farfeshplus.com (in Arabic).
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