Hia is an Arabic monthly women's magazine. It focuses on news in regard to affluent women and businesswomen in the Arab world.

Hia
Editor-in-ChiefMai Badr
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherSaudi Research and Media Group
First issue1 August 1992; 31 years ago (1992-08-01)
CompanySaudi Research and Media Group
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic
WebsiteHiamag.com

History edit

The magazine was launched in Riyadh in August 1992.[1] Hia is one of the publications of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) which also owns other magazines such as Sayidaty, Al Majalla, Al Jamila, Bassim and Urdu Magazine as well as newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah and Asharq al Awsat.[2] The publisher of Hia is Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC), an affiliated company of SRMG.[3] In January 2013 Mai Badr was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine.[4][5] Adnan AlKateb is the editorial manager of Hia.

The Audit Bureau of Circulation data showed that the circulation of the magazine was 43,424 between January and June 2004.[3]

Content edit

The magazine provides news about luxury lifestyle, fashion, beauty, jewelry, travel and health.[1] It also covers interviews with renowned personalities and celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Donna Karan, Princess Dana Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and Kim Kardashian.[6][7] Ipsos surveys continuously indicate that it is the top magazine among affluent Arab women.[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Hia magazine". Al Khaleejiah. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Medıa personalıty of the year; AMF honours Saudı Prınce Faısal" (PDF). MEPA Monthly Bulletin. 31 (31). March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Hia magazine". mediaME. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Aldakhil made MD of SRMG". Arab News. Jeddah. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Who we are". SRMG. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Kim Kardashian for Hia magazine". Lets Restycle. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ Amethyst Tate (17 January 2013). "Kim Kardashian Covers Arab Magazine; Addresses Beyonce 'Feud' And Kris Humphries". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Publicitas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

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