| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Mona Monica Kattan |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 8 May 1985 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 40 Years |
| Birthplace | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Cookeville |
| College/University | American University of Sharjah (2003-2008) |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Science in Finance |
| Religion | Islam |
| Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 22 February 2022 |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Hassan Elamin |
| Parents | Father- Dr. Ibrahim Kattan (Retired Engineering Professor) Mother- Siham Kattan (Homemaker)  |
| Siblings | Sisters- Huda Kattan (Businesswoman), Alya Kattan (Social Media Manager)  |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Between $100 and $ 200 million (as of 2023) ((Cosmopolitan)) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mona Kattan
- Mona Kattan belongs to an Iraqi-American family. Both her parents are from Iraq, and they moved to the United States after getting married. Huda was raised in Cookeville, Tennessee, and then went to Boston and Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Mona Kattan’s childhood photo with her mother
- After finishing her schooling in the United States, Mona Kattan moved to Dubai in 2003 to pursue higher education. She has lived her entire adult life in Dubai.
- After completing her graduation in Finance, she started her career as a banker, but shortly after, she became an entrepreneur.
- In 2007, she started her self-named YouTube channel and started uploading videos about cosmetics and makeup. Her YouTube channel holds more than 1 lakh subscribers, as of 2025.
- In 2008, Mona Kattan started working as a Financial accountant intern in the Dubai office of the American multinational pharmaceutical company named ‘Johnson & Johnson.’ She worked in the consumer division of the company.
- In the same year, she started working as a Financial Analyst at the Dubai office of the Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation.
- In 2009, Mona started working as a managing partner in the PR Division of the Dubai-based public relations agency named ‘MasterMind PR & Communications.’
- She pursued higher education in Finance and worked in different financial sectors, only to please her father, who wanted both Mona and Huda to have a career in the Financial sector. After doing that for some years, Mona decided that she wanted to be self-employed.
- While doing her finance jobs, Mona used to do small business side by side. She was quoted as saying in an interview that
My main job was doing PR and business consulting for brands, most of them being startups from the region. But on the side I was making jewellery, making candles, selling things on Amazon to Dubai retailers, like every side hustle possible.”
- In 2010, Mona saw potential in her sister Huda Kattan, who was then a makeup artist, and suggested she start designing her own faux lashes and encouraged her to create a product line, and that is how the beauty brand ‘Huda Beauty’ started.
- Mona and Huda launched a line of faux eyelashes at Sephora in Dubai in 2011, and the debut collection sold out almost immediately. They started selling in the United States in 2015.
- During the launch of their faux eyelashes, Mona and her sister Huda had five eyelash styles and $6,000 invested by their other sister, Alya Kattan.
- Mona and Huda’s eyelash collection got immensely famous in a very short period of time because they were used and promoted by the Kardashian sisters.
- In 2012, Mona Kattan, along with one of her friends named Basma Ali Fahim, co-founded the beauty salon named ‘The Dollhouse Beauty Lounge,’ which was located in the Jumeirah, within Dubai Ladies Club and Al Barsha South.
- She always wanted to start something of her own where she could have independence in her work. Setting up her own beauty salon was one of her dreams come true.
- In 2013, Mona Kattan and Huda Kattan founded the cosmetic line ‘Huda Beauty’ and launched many products, including body foundation to lip contouring pencils, melted eyeshadow, and 3d highlighters.
- They distributed their beauty products at leading retailers including Sephora, Harrods, Walgreens Boots Alliance, ASOS, and Net-a-Porter.
- Mona was in charge of the strategic direction of ‘Huda Beauty,’ while Huda was in charge of the product building. Mona also became the global president of the brand ‘Huda Beauty.’
- In 2017, Mona became the co-founder and started working as the president and board member of ‘HB Investments,’ which is a private investment office of Huda Beauty.
- In 2018, Mona Kattan launched her fragrance line named ‘Kayali,’ which means ‘my imagination’ in Arabic. The fragrance line was launched under the brand ‘Huda Beauty Group.’
Mona Kattan advertising one of her Kayali fragrances
- The fragrance line ‘Kayali’ launched by Mona was inspired by the rich heritage and simple sophistication of the Middle East.
- In the same year, she became the executive producer and co-star of the Facebook Watch reality series titled ‘Huda Boss.’ The reality series showcased the personal and professional life of Huda Kattan.
- In 2018, Mona became an investor in ‘Kitopi,’ which is a Dubai-based technology startup which runs cloud kitchens (commercial kitchens without a dining area).
- In the same year, she became an investor in the Dubai-based beauty salon named ‘Fresha.’
- In 2019, Mona became a member of Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO) Dubai, which is a global leadership community of chief executives.
- In 2020, she became a member and an investor of the Dubai-based startup company named ‘The Luxury Closet.’
- In 2021, she became an investor and a board member of ‘Humantra,’ which is a global supplements brand.
- In 2023, Mona Kattan was cast in the second season of the bilingual reality television show titled ‘Dubai Bling,’ which was telecast on Netflix. She was recast in the third season of the show in 2024.
Mona Kattan and her husband in a still from the second season of the bilingual reality TV show titled ‘Dubai Bling’ (2023)
- In 2023, she became one of the creative council board members of the investment fund and holding company named ‘Waldencast.’
- In the same year, she became one of the advisory board members of ‘The Retail Summit.’
- As of 2024, Mona and Huda’s beauty brand ‘Huda Beauty’ became a multi-million dollar company selling over 140 products with estimated annual sales of US$200 million.
- As of 2025, Mona Kattan’s fragrance brand ‘Kayali’ is available in over 2,700 stores in 30 countries, and the brand is ranked as one of the top 10 fragrance brands at Sephora.
- In 2025, Huda Beauty announced that it would sell its ownership in Mona Kattan’s fragrance brand ‘Kayali,’ after which Mona partnered with General Atlantic, which is a leading global growth equity firm, to jointly own Kayali’s post-sale and to support the brand’s expansion plans.
- Mona has been very vocal about her views on Instagram about the Palestine-Israel war. She has been supporting Palestine.
Mona Kattan’s Instagram post about supporting Palestine in the Palestine-Israel war
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