[1] She spent her childhood and completed her education in Lattakia on the Syrian coast and is married to journalist Adnan Alkateb with whom she has one son, Badr.
Today, the world's most important "maisons" and companies compete to advertise in Hia, and famous Arab women from various fields dream of being featured in its issues.
Her maternal grandfather the late Sheikh Ali Chehab Nasser was a member of the first Syrian parliament after independence.
On her father's side, her grandfather Sheikh Maarouf Badr was among the most eminent local personalities in the Lattakia area.
[2] She has been honored by several institutions as well as humanitarian and charitable organizations, such as: Mai Badr has conducted significant interviews with the Arab region's and the world's most famous women, including: