Magida Al Roumi

"Music can speak out louder than words. I will use my music and my voice to speak out on behalf of the needy and undernourished everywhere".

Lebanese singer Magida Al Roumi is internationally recognized as one of the icons of Arabic popular music and is considered as the natural heir of great vocal artist Fairouz.

Ms. Al Roumi has released a chain of successful albums over the years and performed on stage all over the world. For several years she has participated in events dedicated to FAO’s fight against hunger, and her commitment to humanitarian causes has won her the respect of audiences, music critics and the media.

Ms. Al Roumi was nominated FAO Goodwill Ambassador on 16 October 2001. In this role, Magida starred in several television programmes and concerts to sensitize public opinion towards the Food for All Campaign, particularly in the Arab world.

In June 2002 Ms Al Roumi — in her role as an FAO Goodwill Ambassador — was the guest of honour at the Arab Children’s Congress held in Amman, Jordan, held under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Noor. This event promoted cross-cultural understanding and acted as a democratic platform for the empowerment of youth in the region.

During her presence at the Congress, Ms Al Roumi stressed the importance of working with young people to achieve a world free from hunger. Still in 2002, Magida Al Roumi attended the “World Food Summit: Five Years Later” and spoke extensively about her role as FAO Goodwill Ambassador during a press conference organized on the occasion. Since 2002 and to-date, interviews focused on FAO were given to LBC, to Al Usra Ai Asriya weekly magazine of Dubai, to the international daily newspapers AQuds Al-Arabia. Ms. Al Roumi has also performed in awareness-raising and fundraising concerts dedicated to FAO in Tunis, Cairo and Alger over the past years.