Yara Salman Explained

Yara Salman
Native Name:يارا سلمان
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Date:16 August 1994
Citizenship:Bahrain
Education:University College of Bahrain
RCSI-Bahrain
Occupation:Entrepreneur
Awards:Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Bahrain Businesswomen's Society (2016)

Yara Salman (; born 16 August 1994) is a Bahraini businesswoman who started her business career by taking over the running of the food franchise Burger Land from her father at 17 years old. She then went on to found several beauty, hospitality, and entertainment enterprises. She is the first person to introduce cryotherapy to Bahrain, and in 2016 was the Bahrain Businesswomen's Society's Entrepreneur of the Year.

Education

Born on 16 August 1994 to Jamil Ali Salman, a businessman, founder and president of the Jas Group, and Dr. Hala Al-Sayed, a dental consultant,[1] Salman studied at St. Christopher's School in Bahrain[2] before going on to receive her BA from University College of Bahrain with a degree in Public Relations. She then graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from RCSI Bahrain.[3]

Career

In 2016, she consolidated her enterprises under the Jameel Salman Group to run all of her restaurants, real estate agencies, entertainment venues, and medical and beauty businesses.[4]

Beauty salon

In 2012, Salman opened 'Yara Beauty Salon', a luxury beauty salon in Amwaj Islands in northern Bahrain.[5] The salon beauty treatments include Moroccan baths, a solarium and cryo suites. Salman was the first to introduce cryotherapy to Bahrain to treat minor tissue damage and which is said to be "effective in cellulite reduction and calorie-burning".[6]

Medical centre

In 2016, Salman established 'Hospitalia by Yara', a cosmetic medical centre that offers beauty and health services, where she is CEO.[7] The centre has hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of their health tourism.[8] In 2016, she introduced the region's first robotic pharmacy, 'Pharmacia by Yara', which operates as a service from 'Hospitalia by Yara'.[9] [10] In 2021, a second branch of 'Hospitalia' opened in Riffa.[11] Her medical centre is not just for cosmetic medicine, but also dentistry and dermatological diseases.[12]

Entertainment complex

Alongside her brother, Mohamed Salman, she is joint CEO of MJ's Bowling Lounge, an entertainment complex, which was opened by the rapper Omarion.[13] Salman announced the opening of the complex in January 2016 and additional features including a 5 star restaurant, a coffee shop, and a karaoke venue.[14]

Restaurants

At 17 Salman began to help her father as his assistant, she started running her father's fast food restaurant business, Burger Land, soon after graduation.[1] In 2019 she made changes to the restaurant chain opening new locations and changing to a healthier menu.[15] Four new Burger Land locations were opened in the following year and a restaurant was opened in Busaiteen. This restaurant was her father's idea and they removed meat from the menu and included vegan options that were representative of traditional foods in the Gulf countries, Pakistani cuisine and spicy foods.[16]

Awards

In 2016, Yara Salman was awarded the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Bahrain Businesswomen's Society.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Abdullah . Kazem . 13 March 2016 . إحدى نماذج ريادة الأعمال الناجحات يارا جميل في حديث خاص لـ"الأيام" . One of the successful entrepreneurs, Yara Jamil, in an exclusive interview with Al-Ayyam . Arabic . . 9835 . 16 January 2022.
  2. News: . 23 December 2015 . Beauty, Brains and a Lot of Hard Work . Woman This Month . 16 January 2022.
  3. News: . 7 March 2021 . Leading Women: Yara Salman, CEO of Hospitalia by Yara, YBL & Haute Health . . 16 January 2022.
  4. News: . 20 March 2016 . يارا سلمان: الوضع الاقتصادي يتطلب التوحد بمواجهة التحديات . Yara Salman: The economic situation requires unity in facing challenges . Arabic . . 16 January 2022.
  5. News: . 20 November 2013 . Beauty wants and needs . . 16 January 2022.
  6. News: Khatib-Camille . Mai Al . 5 April 2016 . Relax and rejuvenate . . 16 January 2022.
  7. News: . 5 September 2016 . ضيافة يارا الطبي . Hospitalia By Yara . Arabic . . 10011 . 16 January 2022.
  8. News: Khatib-Camille . Mai Al . 14 September 2016 . Oxygen therapy's such a blast . . 16 January 2022.
  9. News: . 26 October 2016 . Chill when it comes to pills . . 16 January 2022.
  10. News: . July 2016 . Where Technology Meets Medicine . Woman This Month . 16 January 2022.
  11. News: . 7 June 2021 . افتتاح الفرع الثاني لـ"مركز ضيافة يارا الطبي" غداً تحتوي على أول صيدلية روبوتية في الشرق الأوسط . The opening of the second branch of "Yara Hospitality Medical Center" tomorrow containing the first robotic pharmacy in the Middle East . Arabic . . 16 January 2022.
  12. News: Muhammad Baqir . Awal . 23 April 2017 . مركز "ضيافة يارا الطبي" أحدث مركز يحتوي على تقنيات طبية وكفاءات عالية . Yara Hospitality Medical Center is the latest center that contains medical technologies and high competencies . Arabic . . 16 January 2022.
  13. News: . March 2016 . Bowled Over . Woman This Month . 16 January 2022.
  14. News: . 5 January 2016 . افتتاح صالة MJ'S للبولينغ بمطعمها الـ5 نجوم . MJ'S Bowling Hall opens with its 5-star restaurant . . 16 January 2022.
  15. News: . 12 December 2019 . يارا سلمان: ندرس افتتاح أفرع جديدة . Yara Salman: We are studying the opening of new branches . Arabic . . 16 January 2022.
  16. News: . 18 July 2020 . بعد افتتاح أربعة فروع جديدة لسلسلة مطاعم برجرلاند.. يارا تفتتح مطعم حار وشرس . After the opening of four new branches of the Burgerland chain of restaurants, Yara opens a hot and fierce restaurant . Arabic . MENAFN . 16 January 2022.
  17. News: Al-A'abed . Bayan . 1 December 2017 . 5? 10? How about a 100 Bahraini notable women who transformed Bahrain? . Startup MGZN . 16 January 2022.