Majida El Roumi
Personal information
Majida El Roumi
Singer
Community/Lebanon Impact
Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi is known and respected throughout the Arabworld, not only for her beautiful singing voice but also for her work as a human rights activist. Her singing career began with her youthful gold medal for best female singer on Tele Liban's Studio el Fan talent show when she was only sixteen. Her first solo album in 1977 was followed by concerts throughout the Arab world and 12 albums. She has won prizes and awards throughout the Arab world for her singing. She was appointed ambassador for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and in 2007 became patron of the Lebanese Osteoporosis Prevention Society. In 2009 she was named ambassador for the Euro-Arab Environment Council.
Social Media
Education
Education:
- 1974: BA in Arabic Literature, Lebanese University.
Accomplishments
Awards:
- 1987: National Order of the work from the Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia.
- 1988: The Golden Cedar, Lebanon.
- 1993: Shield from the French National Assembly, France
- 1994: National Shield of Honor of the Cedars, Knight's Order from the President of the Lebanese Republic.
- 1997: "Algerian citizenship" Certificate from the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
- 1999: The Médecins Sans Frontières Shield, France.
- 2000: Order of Merit from the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate.
- 2001: A Certificate and a shield of Honor for FAO Ambassador.
- 2002: Honoring Shield from her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan.
- 2003: The National Shield of Honor, Order of Merit of Officer's Grade from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
- 2004: The Shield of Honour from the Syrian Ministry of Culture.
- 2005: Le Bouclier de l'information et de la culture / Algerian Shield of Culture and Information and The Gold Medal for the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the liberation revolution, from the President of Republic of Algeria.
- 2005: Honorary member of the Students' Scholarship Association at the American University in Beirut.
- 2007: Honorary President of the Lebanese Association for the prevention of osteoporosis and The Universal framework of the joints and bone disease – the Lebanese branch.
- 2009: Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the Board of Trustees of the American University in Beirut.
- 2009: Patent of Lebanese honor and gratitude by the Universal Association of Lebanese Worldwide – Belize and the actual recognition of her efforts in the service of Lebanon, humanity and Universal peace.
- 2010: Honoring from the Catholic Church on the occasion of an encounter of Catholic priests in Lebanon.
- 2010: The National Shield of Honour.
- 2010: The National Order of Cultural Merit from the Republic of Tunisia.
- 2011: The National Shield of Honor of the Cedars – Order of Commodore from the President of the Republic.
- 2013: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres – insigne d'Officier / Officer Grade, from the president of the Republic.
- 2014: The Golden Key of the city of Alexandria from the mayor Mr. Tarek Mahdi, Egypt.
- 2017: Order of Civil Merit, Spain.