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Wafa Bakur Younis, a Saudi story writer and a media host.

About Her
The former head of the Public Relations and Educational Media Unit at the General Administration of Special Education for the ministry of education, She is also the president of the Wafa Bakr Younis Foundation for Audiovisual Production. She is a single mother of two sons and one daughter. Wafa holds a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Weber State University in the United States of America. She began her career as a kindergarten teacher at King Saud University and later served as an educational supervisor. She then moved to the Ministry of Education (Riyadh Special Education Office). In addition to her work, she has authored children's stories such as the "Hisham series" and "We Love You, Zaid."

She has presented and produced numerous television and radio programs. Its television debut was made through the show "Rukun AlAtfaal" (in English "Children's Corner") which was the first live Saudi children's program on air, followed by a series of subsequent programs. It later transitioned from children's programs to programs focused on individuals with special needs, such as the program "Sons in Hearts."

Since her childhood, the broadcaster Wafa Bakr Younis has been involved in Saudi radio alongside her sisters, under the guidance of their father, Bakr Younis, who is considered one of the founders of Saudi radio in Riyadh. One of the prominent radio programs she participated in was "Al-Ard Al-Tayyibah" (The Good Earth).

It is worth noting that among her siblings are Dunya Bakr Younis, a prominent media figure in Saudi Arabia, and Sanaa Bakr Younis, an actress based in Bahrain.