Celebrities with Arab partners
Plus, seven other celebrities who have been romantically linked to Arabs
What can’t Rihanna do? First there were the No 1 hits (starting with SOS all the way back in 2006), then came her explosive make-up line Fenty Beauty in September, and most recently, the launch of her lingerie line, Savage X Fenty, earlier this month. Now she’s all set to star in the heist reboot Ocean’s 8, with Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock and Mindy Kaling (out June 21 in the UAE).
Along the way, there have been a few famous beaus to garnish her journey. But lately, there’s been a buzz around her Saudi Arabian companion Hassan Jameel, who comes from far outside
the industry.
WHO IS HASSAN JAMEEL?
Unlike Rihanna’s previous romantic links, such as Drake — who RiRi recently said she does not have a friendship with — Jameel is removed from the limelight.
The 29-year-old billionaire is the deputy president and vice chairman of his family business, Abdul Latif Jameel. The conglomerate was founded in 1945 and owns exclusive distribution rights to Toyota in Saudi Arabia. His family also owns the Saudi premier football league, the Abdul Latif Jameel League. Overall, they are estimated to be worth $1.5 billion (Dh5.5 billion). Rihanna is not Jameel’s
first famous link. Jameel was spotted alongside model Naomi Campbell in 2016 at a Stevie Wonder concert.
Campbell and Rihanna unfollowed each other on Instagram last year.
TV host Andy Cohen quizzed Campbell about the supposed ‘feud’, to which she replied, “Everything’s fine. Of course it’s fine.”
When Cohen seemed unconvinced, Campbell quipped, “I’m an actress now, Andy.”
Jameel reportedly married Tunisian art curator Lina Lazaar in 2012 at the Paris Opera House, but the pair later divorced.
Jameel and Rihanna were first spotted together by paparazzi last June in Spain. They have kept a relatively low profile since, but were pictured separately leaving a 2018 Grammy Award after-party in New York City in January.