{{Short description|Egyptian businessman (1972–2025)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Walid Mostafa Hasan | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Walid_Mostafa.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Walid Mostafa Hasan | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1972|01|15}} | birth_place = Giza, Egypt | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|5|03|1972|01|15}} | death_place = | education = | alma_mater = Cairo University<br />American University in Cairo | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = {{marriage|Carole Samaha|2013}} | children = 2 }}
'''Walid Mostafa''' ({{langx|arz|وليد مصطفى}}; born '''Walid Mostafa Hasan'''; 15 January 1972 – 3 May 2025) was an Egyptian media businessman. He was the director of international NRJ EGYPT<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/abdul-sattar-hatita/lifestyle-culture/nrj-radio-expands-arab-world|title=NRJ Radio Expands in Arab World|website=Asharq Al-Awsat |author=Abdul Sattar Hatita |date=4 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSB-fZGoTjeDE7eKElH0hRg|title=NRJ Egypt|website=YouTube}}</ref> radio station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filfan.com/news/details/65569/|script-title=ar:Energy بالصور− كارول سماحة تساند زوجها وليد مصطفى في إطلاق راديو |website=FilFan|date=3 April 2017 |access-date=12 February 2024 |language=ar |trans-title=In pictures − Carole Samaha supports her husband Walid Mostafa launching Radio Energy}}</ref> (one of the first French stations to broadcast in Arabic). Mostafa also founded ''Youm7'' newspaper in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://marefa.org/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9 |script-title=ar:جريدة اليوم السابع |website=Marefa |language=ar |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> and Al-Nahar television channel in 2011.<ref name=nahar>{{cite web |url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2011/5/23/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1/418737|script-title=ar:الدكتور وليد مصطفى يوقع عقد إطلاق قناة النهار |website=Youm7 |trans-title=Dr. Walid Mostafa Signs Contract to Launch Al-Nahar Channel |date=23 May 2011}}</ref> He worked in the field of visual, audible, and readable media, marketing and advertising. He was a member of the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) and the International Advertising Association (IAA). He was also a member of the Egyptian Public Relation Association (EPRA) and the Journalist Association, as well as a member of the Syndicate of Pharmacists.
==Early life== Walid Mostafa was born on 15 January 1972 in Giza, Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/6817.aspx|title=Pack of cards|website=Al Ahram Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034400/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/6817.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2017|access-date=25 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He was homeschooled until the first year of high school, after which he studied abroad through a student exchange program between Egypt and the United States of America. He spent his last two years of high school at Benjamin High School in Florida. Mostafa graduated from the faculty of pharmacy at Cairo University and then was accredited a DPS (Diploma in Professional Studies) from the American University in Cairo.
==Career== Mostafa served as marketing manager for the Arab Egyptian Studios Company Platouh from 1996 to 1998. He went on to serve as director of sales and marketing at the Promoters Company For Publicity and Advertising between 1998 and 2000. From 2000 to 2011 he served as managing director and contributing partner for High Class Media and ''Elite'' magazine.
He was managing director and contributing partner in Nile PR Company from 2000 to 2011. He worked in production management and as a partner producing many television shows and drama series such as the T.V. series ''Adam'' in 2007 with Tamer Hosny.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2010/12/30/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1-%C2%AB%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85%C2%BB-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9/327213 |script-title=ar:النجم تامر حسنى يبدأ تصوير «آدم» بمشاركة حشد من ألمع نجوم الفن |website=Youm7 |language=ar |date=30 December 2010 |trans-title=Star Tamer Hosny Begins Filming ''Adam'' in Partnership with a Group of the Brightest Stars of Art}}</ref>
Mostafa was the chairman of Sky Media Production, which owns NRJ EGYPT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/1956815|script-title=ar:بالصور"وسع للقطة" يثير حيرة سكان القاهرة|website=El Watan News|date=24 March 2017 |language=ar |author=شريف حسين}}</ref> Considered a new form of radio broadcasting in Egypt, NRJ Egypt targets a youth audience. It is the Arabic station of NRJ International.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2017/4/6/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%89-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%89/3177900 |script-title=ar:بالصور تعرف على برامج ومذيعى راديو إينرجى |website=Youm7 |date=6 April 2017 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nrj.com/ |website=NRJ |title=Around the World |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> Launched officially in Egypt,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2017/4/8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AC-%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%89-%D8%A5%D9%81-%D8%A5%D9%85/3179366 |script-title=ar:اليوم.. انطلاق برامج إذاعة "إنيرجى إف إم |website=Youm7 |date=8 April 2018 |language=ar}}</ref> it is just one station in the NRJ radio network which broadcasts in Europe and in twenty other countries around the world. Originating from the French<ref>{{cite web|url=https://technic2radio.fr/lancement-de-nrj-egypt-caire/|title=Lancement de NRJ Egypt au Caire|website=www.technic2radio.fr|date=4 April 2017 |language=fr}}</ref> NRJ station, NRJ Egypt presents Arabic, English, and French programs for its audience, as well as news and trends. In 2011, Mostafa founded Trenta Media Production, owner of the Al-Nahar<ref name=dailynewsegypt>{{cite web |url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2011/07/17/new-tv-channels-hit-egypts-airwaves/ |title=New TV channels hit Egypt's airwaves |website=Daily News Egypt |date=17 July 2011}}</ref> television channels.<ref name=nahar /> He established the headquarters and the studios of Al-Nahar television network, and formed the board of directors and contributors. He was responsible for discussing the television show's proposed by the board of directors, as well as having a media plan to promote them. Al-Nahar general channel was awarded second place in Ramadan 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penzion-anka.cz/walid/mustafa-egypt|title=Organizations Arab West Report|website=www.penzion-anka.cz|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040847/http://www.penzion-anka.cz/walid/mustafa-egypt|url-status=dead}}</ref> according to the results of Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) and 9th place according to IPSOS –YouTube Channel. As well, Al-Nahar drama channel, according to the results of IPSOS, had strong viewership. Al-Nahar channel exclusively covered many political, sports, and arts events. Mostafa also put in place a strategy and vision for the company's expansion. It now has five channels and is rated third according to the latest study by IPSOS in January 2014.
He was the chairman,<ref name=dailynewsegypt /> managing director, and shareholder partner of the Egyptian company specialising in journalism, publishing, and advertising ''Al-Youm El-Sabea'' − ''Youm7'' newspaper with Editor-in-Chief Khaled Salah<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/7rhE7ni_0og |archive-date=8 December 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhE7ni_0og| script-title=ar:شيخ الحارة ماذا قال خالد صلاح عن رجل الأعمال وليد مصطفى بعد إنفصاله عن اليوم السابع |via=YouTube |date=23 June 2017 |publisher=القاهرة والناس}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/our-research/transformations-egyptian-journalism |title=Transformations in Egyptian Journalism |first=Naomi |last=Sakr |website=reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> from 2007 to 2013. ''Al-Youm El-Sabea'' became a media foundation including a website, the printed edition, and all other editions and media forms. ''Al-Youm El-Sabea became'' a foundation establishment with assets in other mass media production companies and television. The foundation guarantees the effectiveness of management, and the spread, distribution, and marketing of both the newspaper<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youm7.com|title=youm7.com Traffic Statistics|website=www.alexa.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131002909/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youm7.com|archive-date=31 January 2022|access-date=25 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islamopediaonline.org/websites-institutions/youm7|title=Youm7 − Daily Egyptian Newspaper|website=www.islamopediaonline.org |first=Aaliyah |last=Azeena |date=13 October 2022 |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> ''Al-Youm El-Sabea'' was awarded the Forbes award for two consecutive years as the most important Arab website. He also contributed to the expansion of computerized specializations of sub-editions of ''Al-Youm El-Sabea'', as well as expanding the Internet services in general to more than just newsletters. He expanded newsletter services from ''Youm7'' to smartphones (Vodafone – Orange (former Mobinil) – Etisalat Misr), as well as opening mutual collaboration between the Arab and international telecom companies through its computerized services in countries like Saudi Arabia, AUE. ''Youm7'' became among the top three newspapers in the independent printed journalism market. It won the ''Forbes''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.anaonline.net/index.php?r=news/default/view&id=6667&lang=en#.T6DEf6sV0Ys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170732/http://www.anaonline.net/index.php?r=news/default/view&id=6667&lang=en#.T6DEf6sV0Ys|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2015|title=Youm7 wins Forbes prize for best website in the Middle East|date=29 November 2011|work=Arab News Agency|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zawya.com/story/Forbes_Middle_East_announced_the_official_ranking_of_the_Top_50_Newspapers_Online_for_the_MENA_Region-ZAWYA20101028094852/|title=Forbes Middle East announced the official ranking of the Top 50 Newspapers Online for the MENA Region at its launch event|date=28 October 2010|work=Zawya|accessdate=4 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053834/http://www.zawya.com/story/Forbes_Middle_East_announced_the_official_ranking_of_the_Top_50_Newspapers_Online_for_the_MENA_Region-ZAWYA20101028094852/|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Middle East award for two consecutive years 2010–2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2016/2/26/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2-2016-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86/2602780 |website=Youm7 |title=بالصور.."اليوم السابع" يواصل حصد الجوائز..2016 يبدأ بجائزتين عالميتين من"وان إفرا".. سلسلة ألقاب من فوربس كأفضل موقع عامين متتاليين..ودير جيست2011 وسيمور هيرش لصحافة الاستقصاء..وتفوق المحررين لا ينتهى |date=26 February 2016 |language=ar}}</ref> as one of the major Arabic websites in the Arab world.<ref name="Bikya Masr">{{cite news|url=http://bikyamasr.com/37310/egypts-youm7-com-website-hacked/|title=Egypt's Youm7.com website hacked|date=24 July 2011|work=Bikya Masr|accessdate=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025142728/https://bikyamasr.com/37310/egypts-youm7-com-website-hacked/|archive-date=25 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Walid Mostafa Hasan was the only son of Mostafa Hasan, who was a primary consultant of the Presidency of the Republic National Councils. Walid Mostafa had two daughters: Amina by his first marriage; and Tala<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daleeeel.com/en/article/3465/carole-samaha-daughter-tala |title=Carole Samaha and her daughter Tala |website=Daleeel |date=23 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="twitter_01">{{cite tweet |title=Welcome to the world our precious Angel |first=Carole |last=Samaha |user=CAROLE_SAMAHA |number=638680734547451904 |date=1 September 2015}}</ref> with his second wife,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/carole-samaha-532306|title=Who REALLY is Carole Samaha's hubby? |website=Albawaba |date=9 November 2013}}</ref> the Lebanese singer Carole Samaha<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arabiaweddings.com/news/details-carole-samahas-fianc%C3%A9 |title=Details on Carole Samaha's Fiancé |website=Arabia Weddings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622195414/https://www.arabiaweddings.com/news/details-carole-samahas-fianc%C3%A9 |archive-date=22 June 2014 |date=19 September 2013 |access-date=25 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> whom he married in Cyprus in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arabiaweddings.com/luxury/real-weddings/carole-samaha-and-waleed-mustafas-wedding |title=Carole Samaha and Waleed Mustafa's Wedding |website=Arabia Weddings |date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
Mostafa died on 3 May 2025, at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Corneloup |first=Sabine |date=2017-04-03 |title=L'action en annulation du mariage intentée par un tiers après le décès d'un époux |url=https://doi.org/10.3917/rcdip.172.0291 |journal=Revue critique de droit international privé |volume= |issue= 2|pages=291–293 |doi=10.3917/rcdip.172.0291 |issn=0035-0958|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>[https://lapresse.tn/2025/05/03/deces-de-walid-mustafa-epoux-de-carole-samaha/ Décès de Walid Mustafa, époux de Carole Samaha] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
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