Lina Ben Mhenni
- January 6, 2024
- Blogger
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Lina Ben Mhenni Biography
| Name | Lina Ben Mhenni |
| Birthday | May 22 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Birth Country | Tunisia |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Sadok Ben Mhenni, Emna |
Lina Ben Mhenni is one of the most popular and richest Blogger who was born on May 22, 1983 in Tunisia. Lina Ben Mhenni, (Arabic: Lin bn. mhny), was an activist on the internet from Tunisia and a blogger. She also taught linguistics at Tunis University. Her work in Tunisia’s 2011 revolution and the subsequent years was widely recognized.
She was awarded El Mundo’s International Journalism Prize in October 2011 for her “fight to freedom”.
She was vocal against continuing corruption in the Tunisian regime, criticized the Islamist party Ennahda for a “double discourse” that espoused reactionary views on social media while its leaders presented a different image to traditional media, and demanded the release of Alaa Abdel-Fatah upon his arrest in October 2011. In a 2014 editorial for CNN, she wrote that her activism after Ben Ali’s overthrow had led to her receiving death threats and requiring close protection of the police.
In January 2011, she covered the early weeks of the Tunisian Revolution from Sidi Bouzid Governorate in the interior of the country. Ben Mhenni was the only blogger present in the interior cities of Kasserine and Regueb when government forces massacred and suppressed protesters in the region. Her reports and posts provided uncensored information to other Tunisian activists and the international media.
On April 2011, she was presented with the Deutsche Welle International Blog Award “A Tunisian Girl”. These awards were presented at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany on 20 June 2011. During the ceremony, she stated that she would continue her work and protect the fruits of revolution.
Lina Ben Mhenni Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Blogger |
| House | Living in own house. |
Lina Ben Mhenni is one of the richest Blogger from Tunisia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lina Ben Mhenni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Both Ben Mhenni’s parents were activists. Her father Sadok was a political prisoner and Emna was part the student union movement. Ben Mhenni was diagnosed with Lupus. She received a kidney donation from her mother in 2007 and began to speak out about organ donation. She won several medals at the World Transplant Games in 2007 and 2009.
Lina was one of the organizers of a Tunisian protest against government censorship and suppression of media in May 2010.
In 2011, Ben Mhenni was reported to have been a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions and activism during the Tunisian Revolution, along with Egyptian human rights defenders Israa Abdel Fattah and Wael Ghonim.
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Lina Ranked on the list of most popular Blogger. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Tunisia. Lina Ben Mhenni celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.