Meet Renowned Egyptian-American Anchor: Hoda Kotb

Do you know the Egyptian woman who the notable American official Antony Blinken praised her contributions and efforts in enhancing the US-Egypt's historical bilateral relations during his address, saying: "We see that in the families and friendships that connect our nations, the myriad ways Egyptians and Egyptian Americans shape American life – from the films of Rami Malek to the news brought to us every single day by Hoda Kotb."

If you can't wait that long to find out about this inspiring woman, check out the pictures and lesser-known facts about her below.

After a lot of hesitations, I chose some words to describe the determination of one Egyptian woman to prove herself. They include "Iron women" and "fearless lady". Whatever the description, she is Hoda Kotb, 57,  who is a well-known American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author.

In addition to this, she is the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC.

Hoda Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to an Egyptian fossil energy specialist Abdel Kader Kotb and a mother, called Sameiha who worked at the Library of Congress.

She grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Alexandria, and later traveled to Virginia, where she stayed for a long period. She also lived in New Orleans throughout the 1990s.

Kotb's parents are from Egypt. Kotb and her family lived in Egypt for a year, as well as in Nigeria.

The renowned Egyptian anchor has a brother, Adel, and a sister, Hala. Her father was listed in the Who's Who of Technology. His father died at the age of 51 in 1986.

During a TV interview, Kotb opened up about her Muslim roots when she recounted her memories of annual summer vacations in Egypt and her veiled cousins and how her parents' migration to the United States had spared her from having to do the same: "We met our cousins who looked just like us. Some of them had the headcover "Hijab" on."