Kuwaiti screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
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| Fajer Al-Saeed | |
|---|---|
| فجر السعيد | |
 Fajer Alsaeed, NXT Platform, 21 April 2021 | |
| Born | (1967-09-23) 23 September 1967 (age 57) |
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable work | TV script writer, Producer and TV presenter |
Fajer Othman Al-Saeed (Arabic: فجر عثمان السعيد; born 23 September 1967) is a Kuwaiti screenwriter, producer, and journalist.
Biography
At the beginning, Fajer Al-Saeed was writing on the radio, but her fame started with the first work she wrote for television, the series "The last decision" (original title: Al Qarar Al-Akheer). In addition to being a writer, she produces her own work through her company Scope Art Production. On 7 July 2007, she launched a television channel, Scope Channel affiliated with her company. At the present time, her company's work is not limited to producing works that she writes only, but has begun to expand since 2005 to produce works for other writers, Al-Saeed had stopped writing dramas since 2010.
Private life
Al-Saeed is the sister of Talal Al-Saeed, the former MP, poet and journalist. On 21 March 2010, she married the lawyer Saud Al-Subaie.
TV presenting
In November 2018, she experimented with TV presenting on her channel Scope, in the political variety program "Here’s Kuwait" (original title: Hona Al-Kuwait). In Ramadan 2019, She presented the program “Scope gathering” (original title: Ghabgah Scope).
Controversies
On New Year's Eve 2019, Al-Saeed called for the normalization of relations with Israel and the investment of Arab capital in it, as she added in her tweet on Twitter: "I expect the New Year 2019, God willing, will be a year of goodness, security and safety, and on this happy occasion, I like to say to you, I strongly support normalization with the State of Israel, opening up trade with it, introducing Arab capital for investment and opening up tourism, especially religious tourism, Al-Aqsa, the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Resurrection".
On 9 January 2019, Al-Saeed had an interview with the Israeli Kan channel and repeated her call for normalization and about "peace between the Arab peoples and Israel".
She also criticized rocket launches by Palestinian militants on 14 March 2019, during clashes between Gaza and Israel.
Al-Saeed sparked controversy on social media in a video on her personal account in September 2024 in Georgia, describing the two Israelis she was standing with as “cousins.”
On 9 January 2025, she was placed under investigation in her country and sentenced to 21 days of detention for advocating normalization with Israel.
Disease
In July 2019, she suffered a blood poisoning after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, which led to severe internal bleeding, as she was transferred to the hospital and was admitted to the recovery room in a critical condition.
Works
| production year | Name | Kind | Type | Directed by |
| 1997 | Al Qarar Al-Akheer | Series | Family Drama | Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Al-Arfaj |
| 1998 | Darat Al-Ayam | Series | Family Drama | Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Al-Arfaj |
| 1999 | Droob Al-Shak | Series | Family Drama | Abdulaziz Al-Mansour Al-Arfaj |
| 2001 | Jareh Al-Zaman | Series | Social Drama | Amer Al-Hamoud |
| 2002 | Thaman Omry | Series | Social Drama | Abdullah Al-Barrak |
| 2002 | Qanas Khytan | Play | Social Comedy | Ahmed Al-Salman |
| 2002 | Dar Al-Falak | Radio play | Satirical Comedy | Abdullah Al-Barrak |
| 2003 | Al-Hayalah | Series | Family Comedy | Al-Bailey Ahmed |
| 2004 | Dunya Al-Qwy | Series | Social Drama | Al-Bailey Ahmed |
| 2005 | Adeel Al-Roh | Series | Political Drama | Ramadan Ali |
| 2006 | Al-imbratorah | Series | Police Drama | Nour Aldawi |
| 2008 | Dar Al-hwa | Series | Family Drama | Faraj Al-Faraj |
| 2009 | Sotk wasel | Series | Political Comedy | Faraj Al-Faraj |
| 2009 | Aamk Asmakh | Series | Political Comedy | Faraj Al-Faraj |
| 2010 | Sotk wasel 2 | Series | Political Comedy | Faraj Al-Faraj |
References
- عيد ميلاد سعيد لفجر السعيد، جريدة الخط الأحمر، دخل في 21 يوليو 2012 Archived 13 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- صوت فجر أكمل عندها الصورة، جريدة القبس، دخل في 7 سبتمبر 2009 Archived 9 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- فجر السعيد: من حقي أن أفرح بعرسي من سعود، جريدة القبس، دخل في 14 أبريل 2010 Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "فجر السعيد تدعو للتطبيع والاستثمار في إسرائيل بحجة "مساعدة" الفلسطينيين وتتلقى تهديدا بالقتل". القدس العربي. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019.
- Chamouri, Majdouline. "الإعلامية فجر السعيد تواصل مسيرة التطبيع مع إسرائيل". Alaraby. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "فجر السعيد تشعل ضجة بعد تعليقها على "صواريخ حماس"" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Mubasher. 17 March 2019.
- "فجر السعيد تشعل ضجة بعد تعليقها على "صواريخ حماس"". الجزيرة مباشر. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Kuwaiti peace activist jailed due to 'forbidden normalization'". The Jerusalem Post. 13 January 2025.
- ^ "فجر السعيد" بحالة صحية حرجة بعد تعرضها لتسمم بالدم، موقع الخليج أون لاين، نشر في 25 يوليو 2019 بالدم Archived 15 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine