{"id":42242,"date":"2025-05-08T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T04:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=42242"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:57:59","slug":"mona-kattan-dubai-bling","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/mona-kattan-dubai-bling\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Mona Kattan? Meet The Beauty Guru & Entrepreneur Behind The Fragrance Empire Kayali"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An entrepreneur, empath and your favourite reality star, Mona Kattan is the visionary behind her empire, Kayali, and Netflix’s megahit Dubai Bling <\/em><\/a>star.<\/p>\n

Today, she celebrates another major milestone in life, marking another year around the sun with her fabulous 40th birthday.<\/p>\n

While she’s a firm favourite on our screens, she definitely isn’t new to the spotlight. With over 3.8 million Instagram followers, GRAZIA has all the details on the stunning “people-first” CEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Mona Kattan?<\/h2>\n

Mona Kattan is an Iraqi-American entrepreneur who has become a global success in the beauty and fragrance industry. Born in Oklahoma in the USA to Iraqi parents in 1985, Mona moved to the UAE in 2003, completing her high school education at the Sharjah American International School. She then went on to study at the American University of Sharjah, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance. While she began her career in investment banking, we all know the beauty world came knocking…<\/p>\n

Huda Beauty \u2013 The Billion Dollar Beauty Empire<\/h3>\n
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In 2012, alongside her two sisters Huda and Alya Kattan, Mona co-founded the revolutionary juggernaut Huda Beauty. Huda had been running a successful beauty blog, which then turned into a sold-out faux lash line at Sephora, before sprouting into one of the fastest-growing beauty companies in the world. Mona, accompanied by Huda, sat at the number one spot on Forbes’ 40 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2021<\/a> List, and at number six on the 50 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2023<\/a>. While entrepreneurial spirit runs in the family, Mona is a force of her own. Now, she is officially spearheading Kayali<\/a> on her own terms.<\/p>\n

Kayali \u2013 The Fragrance Empire<\/h3>\n
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