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Mahfouz Doss: 12 key facts you need to know

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Mahfouz Doss was an Egyptian journalist and former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. He died at the age of 97 on March 24, 2023.

According to reports gathered, Mahfouz Doss joined the HFPA in 1959 when the Golden Globes ceremonies were held at the famous Cocoanut Grove Club at the Ambassador Hotel. His six decades of service saw the growth of the Globes into an iconic global brand.

Mahfouz Doss began his journalism career at Al Ahram Financial, a financial and business magazine published by a daily newspaper in the Middle East in the lates 50s. He worked for the paper for some few years before he moved to the U.S. in 1959, there he started as a Hollywood correspondent for the weekly Egyptian newspaper Watani.

  1. Mahfouz Doss birthday, age and birthplace

Mahfouz Doss was born on August 18, 1925, in Port Said, Egypt, and was 97 years old at the time of his death on March 24, 2023.

  1. Mahfouz Doss nationality, ethnicity

Mahfouz Doss was a proudly from Egypt, it’s unfortunate that details relating to his ethnic background is unknown.

  1. Mahfouz Doss religion

According to Mahfouz Doss, he is a proud Christian but has his faith placed in the Coptic Orthodox.

  1. Mahfouz Doss’s height and weight

Mahfouz Doss’s height and weight are unknown at the time of his death though he is said to have had an average height and weight.

  1. Mahfouz Doss’s educational background

Mahfouz Doss had acquired a lot of knowledge before stepping it big on Holly wood. He has always loved being in the entertainment industry despite getting different degrees to that. Mahfouz Doss graduated from the University of Toulouse in France with a degree in chemical engineering, as well as a master’s degree in organic chemistry and applied chemistry.

In 1974, he traveled the world as a guest lecturer for engineering organizations, starting in Japan and finishing in Iceland. Aside from being the great scholar he was, he was also very fluent in Arabic, French and English,

  1. Mahfouz Doss parents and siblings

Mahfouz Doss has not given out much information about his family before his untimely death. It’s known his parents had always supported him in his career decisions despite starting late in his entertainment career. Mahfouz Doss  has only one known family member, a brother named George, who is also an HFPA member

  1. Mahfouz Doss wife/husband and children

Mahfouz Doss was mostly known to have shared little information about himself and hardly mixes work with his personal life. Before his death, Mahfouz Doss  was in a happy marriage with his wife and life long partner Juliette Doss. There is no information about the couple having kids who were biological or have been adopted.

  1. Mahfouz Doss awards

Mahfouz Doss received the Life Achievement Award from the Egyptian American Organization for his leadership in journalism, chemical engineering and the community in 2013.

  1. Mahfouz Doss home: Where does Mahfouz Doss live?

Mahfouz Doss had lived in Cairo as a teenager and had enjoyed his time there. It is unfortunate that his current home address is unknown to the general public though there has been rumours stating he lives in Arkansas, United States.

  1. Mahfouz Doss earnings and net worth

Mahfouz Doss has been very active in the entertainment world for quite a long time. Though there is no accurate figure for his net worth, he is said to have a net worth estimated at 5 million USD at the time of his death.

  1. Mahfouz Doss social media pages

During Mahfouz Doss lifetime, he did little on Social media, hence has no social media account.

 

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