| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | • Reham Said • Reham Saeed • Reham Saeid |
| Profession(s) | • Actress • Journalist • TV Presenter |
| Known For | Hosting the TV show, Sabaya Al-Kheir (2012-Present) |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5'5" (165 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Light Blue |
| Hair Colour | Dark Ash Blonde |
| Career | |
| Debut | As a Host TV Show: Sabaya (2003) on El Mehwar TV As an Actor TV Show: Al Marsa Wal Bahar (2005) Play: Morsi Wants a Chair (2008) |
| Awards | • Best Presenter of the Year for the show, Sabaya Al-Kheir (2017) • Honoured at the Arab Star Eye Fashion Festival (EFF) (2024)  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 31 March 1975 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 50 Years |
| Birthplace | Cairo, Egypt |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| College/University | American University, Egypt |
| Educational Qualification | • Bachelor of Arts in Media (1997) • Master of Arts (MA) in Journalism |
| Religion | Islam |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Cooking |
| Controversies | • Accused of Marrying Before Ending Previous Engagement In October 2008, cosmetic expert Alaa El-Tounsi filed a lawsuit against Riham Said for marrying a surgeon, who had performed a cosmetic cosmetic surgery on her, while still being engaged to him. Riham denied the claim, stating she had ended the engagement before her marriage and chose not to inform her ex-fiancé of her marriage due to a fear of his temperamental nature, and said, "I ended my engagement before getting married, but he kept in touch with me. I didn’t want to tell him about my marriage because he was a very temperamental person." • Accused of insighting sectarian strife In November 2012, lawyer Sherif Jadallah filed a formal complaint against Riham Said for insghting sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians, insulting the police, and manipulating public opinion after she conducted an interview with Alexandrian businessman Sabry Nakhnoukh after his arrest. • A lawsuit for physical assault In 2014, Riham Said was sued for allegedly assaulting her assistant director, Mohamed Maher, during the filming of her Ramadan prank show 'Qalbak Abyad,' after he refused her interference in his work. She was initially sentenced to one year in prison. Upon appeal and presentation of witness testimony, the court overturned the conviction and acquitted her after finding the accusations to be false. The court ordered Mohammed Maher to pay court expenses for filing a false claim. • A lawsuit for public defamation and slander In 2014, Egyptian actress Zeina filed a lawsuit against Riham Said for public defamation and slander after Riham discussed paternity dispute between Zeina and her husband, Ahmed Ezz, on her TV show, 'Sabaya al-Khair.' In her defense, Riham claimed that she didn't insult the couple and only repeated information already circulating in the media. • Insulting the Syrians In 2015, Riham Said broadcasted an episode from inside a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon. While distributing aids, Riham claimed that Syrians refugees have lost their morals and have become uncivilised. • Victim-Blaming the sexual harassment survivor In October 2015, she invited a college student, Somaya Tarek, a victim of sexual assault who was dubbed as 'The Mall Girl' in the media after she was harassed and slapped by a person in a mall, to her show, Sabaya Al-Kheir. During the show, Riham Said questioned her dress choice and later, blamed Somaya for the assault while displaying her private photographs. Riham was severely criticised for her actions on social media and over 15 companies ended their advertising contract with the show. The network later suspended suspended the show. After Somaya filed a case against her, Riham was sentenced to a year in prison and a fine of 10,000 Egyptian pounds in February 2016. Her sentence was later reduced to two weeks after an appeal in court. • On-air fight with Eman El-Hosary In 2015, Reham Said had a heated on-air confrontation with presenter Eman El-Hosary during a call-in on Eman's show, '90 Minutes,' after being accused of airing private photos of sexual harassment victim Somaya Tarek without her consent. The clash escalated when Reham dismissed the host and spoke aggressively, leading El-Hosary to cut the call. • Suspended by the Media Syndicate In 2017, Riham Said was suspended by the head of the Media Syndicate, Hamdy El-Kounaysi,for airing an episode that exploited a woman’s extramarital affair, violating professional and ethical media standards. • Dispute with Al-Nahar TV channel In 2018, Al-Nahar TV channel filed a police complaint against Riham Said for allegedly for attacking and attempting to storm the channel premises, after which Riham accused the channel of blocking her from filming her show despite being officially summoned. • Imprisoned for 4 days In 2018, she was imprisoned for 4 days pending investigations, for allegedly inciting the kidnapping of children in the process of preparing an episode for her show, 'Sabaya Al-Kheir.' She got acquitted from the charges in March 2018. • Remarks about overweight people In 2019, she was suspended for a year by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation after she insulted overweight people and called them a burden on state. • Suspended by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation In 2020, she was suspended by the Egypt's Supreme Council for Media Regulation after she aired an episode on fox hunting, after which, she was accused of animal torture. • Conflict with Yasmine Abdel Aziz’s brother In 2020, after Riham Said criticized Egyptian actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz’s brother, Wael Abdel Aziz for his comments on his sister’s relationship, Wael took to his social media to defend his stance and threatened her. Later, they both filed a lawsuit against each other. • Dispute with a cosmetic surgeon In 2023, Riham Said accused Lebanese cosmetic surgeon, Nader Saab of disfiguring her face after a failed cosmetic procedure, and claimed that the surgery left her traumatized and emotionally broken. Nader Saab denied the accusations and claimed that she had facial damage from earlier surgeries, and accused her of not paying the full surgery fee. In 2025, after more than a year and a half of legal disputes between them in Egypt and Lebanon, the two publicly reconciled.  • Suspended for breaching contract In December 2023, Riham Saeed was suspended by the Egyptian Media Syndicate for violating her contract with Al-Shams TV by working with another channel while still being under contract with Al-Shams TV. • Accused of promoting witchcraft In 2025, lawyer Ayman Mahfouz filed an official complaint with the Media Syndicate against Riham Said for promoting superstition, charlatanism and sorcery. |
| Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Medhat Afify |
| Children | Son(s)- 2 • Youssef (From her first marriage) • Tarek (From her marriage to Medhat Afify) Daughter- 1 • Amina (From her first marriage)  |
| Parents | Mother- Hoda |
| Siblings | Sister- Rania Amr |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Riham Said
- Initially, she wanted to pursue a career in acting, but after her parents refused, she turned to a career as a television presenter.
- She has been married several times. Her first marriage occurred when she was 19 years old and ended in divorce at the age of 22. In an interview, she talked about getting divorced after facing several restrictions from her husband, and said,
During this period, I was suffocated and wanted to leave the house, because I was forbidden to go out, forbidden to talk on the phone, forbidden to wear, and forbidden to do everything.”
- Soon after her divorce, she was briefly engaged in a romantic relationship that led to her second marriage due to the fears of rumours. Her second marriage lasted six months.
- In an interview, she revealed that her second husband was the only one she married for love.
- After 10 years of her second divorce, she married for the third time. After seven months of her marriage, her marriage ended in divorce.
- She has appeared in several plays and TV shows as an actor, including ‘Al-Zaher Baybars’ (2005), ‘Ali Mubarak’ (2008), ‘Al-Dunya Lawnaha Bambi’ (2009), ‘Tamasih El-Ni’ (2014), ‘Rasmy Fahmy Nazmy’ (2016), and ‘Enheraf’ (2022).
Poster of the TV show, Enheraf
- She has worked in several TV shows as a presenter, including ‘Men Gher Za’al’ (2013), ‘Qalbak Abyad’ (2014), ‘Sabaya El-Shams’ (2022), and ‘Heya w Sabaya’ (2024).
Poster of the TV show, Sabaya Al Shams
- In 2014, actress Sama El-Masry physically attacked and bit Riham Said after Riham provoked her during the filming of her prank show, ‘Qalbak Abyad.’ Sama later apologised for her reaction after she learned that it was a staged prank.
Riham Said with Sama El-Masry during the show, Qalbak Abyad
- In 2015, she was hospitalised after falling into a sewer during a live broadcast in Lebanon, where she was overseeing the arrival of aid for Syrian refugees.
- In 2015, during a field report for her TV program ‘Sabaya Al-Kheir’ (2012-present), Egyptian presenter Reham Saeed was physically attacked by a man inside a police station. He had been accused of murdering his wife by setting her on fire, prompting police officers to intervene.
- In 2017, she launched the ‘We Are All Egyptians’ initiative during her show, ‘Sabaya Al-Kheir,’ to support and develop schools in Egypt. The initiative was endorsed by several Egyptian politicians.
Riham Said, during the launch of the initiative, We Are All Egyptians
- In 2019, she launched an initiative to provide treatment for 100 children with heart disease.
Riham Said, with children suffering from heart diseases
- During her show, ‘Sabaya Al-Kheir,’ in 2019, she revealed that after her divorce, she gained 45 kgs over 1.5 years and suffered from depression, which caused her to stop working.
- According to her, if she had not become a media personality, she would have worked in the hospitality industry and launched her own restaurant, especially since some of her relatives own well-known restaurants, which sparked her interest in cooking.
- Riham Said underwent three reconstructive nasal surgeries within a month due to a severe, life-threatening bacterial disease to her face in 2021. During the procedures, her nasal bones and cartilage were removed and replaced with cartilage from her ear.
- She recalled facing several paranormal incidents during her appearance on the Egyptian TV show ‘Sheikh Al-Hara’ in 2021, including an episode in which she and fellow actor Ahmed Badir were pelted with stones by an unseen force, which she attributed to jinn (supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam).
- In 2021, Riham Said filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against Reem El Baroudy over a leaked audio clip in which Reem allegedly insulted her. In May 2022, Reem was found guilty and ordered to pay a 20,000 EGP criminal fine and 20,000 EGP in civil damages to Riham Said.
- In July 2021, she announced her retirement to focus on her acting career. In July 2022, she returned to working as a TV presenter and joined the Al-Shams TV channel.
- In 2021, she revealed that she was hospitalised after getting infected with coronavirus, which had caused damage to her lungs. She further revealed that she was prescribed cortisone (a steroid hormone) for the treatment, which had caused her to gain weight.
- In 2022, she announced her retirement from acting to focus on her TV show, ‘Sabaya Al-Kheir.’
Riham Said in a still from the TV show, Sabaya Al-Kheir
- She took to her show, ‘Sabaya Al-Kheir’ and announced that she was diagnosed with diabetes on 16 June 2021.
- During a 2022 interview, she spoke about being imprisoned for 45 days, just 20 days after giving birth to her son. She revealed that the experience caused her to develop early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
- She revealed in an interview that she once accepted a marriage proposal from actor Mohamed Henedy when she was 19 years old, but her family opposed the decision, not wanting her to be associated with an actor.
- She revealed in a video in 2025 that she and her crew survived a near-fatal collision while on their way to cover the death of 18 girls and a driver on a regional road in Menoufia Governorate.
- She is considered to be one of the most controversial figures in Egyptian television history and has been suspended from appearing on Egyptian TV channels 7 times in her career as of 2025. She has also been sentenced to imprisonment multiple times throughout her career.
