13 Facts About Amr Khaled

Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled is an Egyptian Muslim activist and television preacher.

Amr Khaled was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on 5 September 1967.

Amr Khaled graduated from Cairo University in 1988 with a degree in accounting.

Amr Khaled rejects extremism and strongly denounces the actions of Osama bin Laden.

Amr Khaled announced that Arab Muslims want to live peacefully in coexistence with the West.

Amr Khaled believes that for society to improve it must change from the grassroots.

Amr Khaled promotes community development in the Arabic and Muslim nation based on what he terms "Faith Based Development".

Amr Khaled believes these are the ones most capable of changing the Islamic world.

Amr Khaled is noted for his natural everyday language and his friendly approach, even joking at times during his lectures.

In 2008, in an open online poll, Amr Khaled was voted the 6th topmost intellectual person in the world on the list of top 100 public intellectuals by Prospect magazine and Foreign Policy.

Amr Khaled has many shows which were aired on TV in the holy month of Ramadan:.

In December 2010, Amr Khaled was invited by Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh to preach and broadcast in Yemen, to counter the growth of Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups in the country causing chronic instability there.

Amr Khaled is criticized for the significant amount of money he makes from his television shows.