Nelly Karim is Engaged to Omar Islam

Egyptian actress Nelly Karim and prominent businessman, Omar Islam, a close friend of “El-Hadaba” Amr Diab are engaged!

Karim announced in a press statement that she got engaged to Islam.

"I don't care about who is saying what. The important thing is that I am happy with the love that I am currently experiencing and enjoy my time with my daughters, my mother, my fiance, and friends." Karim told "ET bel Arabi".

The actress's announcement arrives after she posted a photo on Instagram stories holding a man's hand, which left her fans in a state of bewildered as it follows Omar Islam marriage rumors, which she immediately denied, two days ago, stating that she does not marry in secret.

She got engaged in a very private ceremony held on a beach, which was limited to 4 members from each family, away from public gatherings, in respect to the Ministry of Health Coronavirus prevention measures. Karim is scheduled to get married at the end of summer.

The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

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Who is Nelly Karim's future husband?

Karim got married multiple times. She got married for the first time when she was 16 years old to businessman Bahaa Sabri, without the consent of her family sixth months after her father passed away, and separated from him after 9 years of marriage and had only then EGP 1000 pounds.

Then, she was secretly got married for only one month and did not declare her husband’s name until now, as she considers him a big mistake and refuses to talk about him.

In 2004, Karim got married to her third husband, nutritionist Hani Abu Naga, four days after meeting, and got separated after 11 years of marriage.

She has four children, who are Karim “20 years”, and Youssef “17 years” from her first marriage, and Celia and kinda from her second marriage.

Now, Karim is planning to give love and marriage a third chance with Islam. Read more to know Who is Omar Islam.

1- Omar Islam Shalaby, a prominent businessman, whose origins go back to Mansoura, Egypt. He is the son of Islam Shalaby, who came up with the idea of ​​the Cairo International Book Fair.

2- He studied economics at the American University in Cairo, and completed his education in Los Angeles, U.S.

3- Islam joined his family-owned company in 1989 and is one of the pioneers in importing fine foods to Egypt.

4- He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of "The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf" Company in Egypt, Georgia, and the UAE.

5- Islam's first wife was the Palestinian-American artist, Janan Shihadeh (43 years).

6- He has two children from his ex-wife, a twin named, Samo and Tia.

7- Islam's daughter Tia lives with her mother in Dubai, while his son Samo lives in London.

8- He maintained a strong bond with Diab, which extended to their previous wives,  Zina Ashour and Shehadeh.

9 - Islam participated in a number of economic exhibitions and conferences across the globe, and appeared alongside Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai in 2019.

10- He appeared in a commercial for a mobile company in Egypt, where he narrated how he transferred "The "Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf" project from the U.S to Egypt.