Souhair Ibrahim Al-Qayssei (Arabic: ???? ??????? ???????) (born 31 May 1980 in Baghdad) is a senior news anchor with the pan-Arab Middle East Broadcasting Center Group (MBC) presenting prime-time news for MBC1.
Al-Qayssei who studied dentistry is one of the leading journalists and television personalities in the Middle East.
She was also a news anchor and presenter with Al Arabiya news from 2004 to 2014 and was chosen in 2008 by Fox News as among the 10 most important personalities in Iraq[1].
In January 2016, Al-Qayssei, was officially appointed as a Celebrity Partner to Iraq by the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP).
In her new role she supports WFP’s work in providing food assistance to conflict-affected families and internally displaced people.
The surge in violence in Iraq has left over 3.2 million Iraqis displaced and in need of food assistance.