Hia (magazine)

Hia
Editor-in-chief Mai Badr
Categories Women's magazine
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 43,424 (January-June 2004)
Publisher Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC)
First issue 1 August 1992 (1992-08-01)
Company Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG)
Country Saudi Arabia
Language Arabic
Website Hia

Hia is an Arabic monthly women's magazine. It focuses on news in regard to affluent women and businesswomen in the Arab world.

History

The magazine was launched in Riyadh in August 1992.[1] Hia is one of the publications of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) which also owns other magazines such as Sayidaty, Al Majalla, Al Jamila, Bassim and Urdu Magazine as well as newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah and Asharq al Awsat.[2] The publisher of Hia is Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC), an affiliated company of SRMG.[3] In January 2013, Mai Badr was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine.[4][5]

The Audit Bureau of Circulation data showed that the circulation of the magazine was 43,424 between January and June 2004.[3]

Content

The magazine provides news about life style, fashion, beauty and health.[1] It also covers interviews with celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Donna Karan and Kim Kardashian.[6][7] Ipsos surveys continuously indicate that it is the top magazine among affluent Arab women.[8]

See also

List of magazines in Saudi Arabia

References

  1. 1 2 "Hia magazine". Al Khaleejiah. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Medıa personalıty of the year; AMF honours Saudı Prınce Faısal" (PDF). MEPA Monthly Bulletin. 31 (31). March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Hia magazine". mediaME. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Aldakhil made MD of SRMG". Arab News. Jeddah. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Who we are". SRMG. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kim Kardashian for Hia magazine". Lets Restycle. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Amethyst Tate (17 January 2013). "Kim Kardashian Covers Arab Magazine; Addresses Beyonce 'Feud' And Kris Humphries". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Publicitas. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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