Yara Salman

Yara Salman
يارا سلمان
Born	(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Citizenship	Bahrain
Education	University College of Bahrain RCSI-Bahrain
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Awards	Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Bahrain Businesswomen's Society (2016)

Yara Salman (Arabic: يارا سلمان; 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.[6] 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]

References

1. 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]. Al Ayam (in Arabic). No. 9835. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
2. "Beauty, Brains and a Lot of Hard Work". Woman This Month. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
3. "Leading Women: Yara Salman, CEO of Hospitalia by Yara, YBL & Haute Health". Bahrain Confidential. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
4. "يارا سلمان: الوضع الاقتصادي يتطلب التوحد بمواجهة التحديات" [Yara Salman: The economic situation requires unity in facing challenges]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
5. "Beauty wants and needs". Gulf Weekly. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
6. Khatib-Camille, Mai Al (5 April 2016). "Relax and rejuvenate". Gulf Weekly. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
7. "ضيافة يارا الطبي" [Hospitalia By Yara]. Al Ayam (in Arabic). No. 10011. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
8. Khatib-Camille, Mai Al (14 September 2016). "Oxygen therapy's such a blast". Gulf Weekly. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
9. "Chill when it comes to pills". Gulf Weekly. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
10. "Where Technology Meets Medicine". Woman This Month. July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
11. "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]. Akhbar Al Khaleej (in Arabic). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
12. 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]. Al-Wasat (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
13. "Bowled Over". Woman This Month. March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
14. "افتتاح صالة MJ'S للبولينغ بمطعمها الـ5 نجوم" [MJ'S Bowling Hall opens with its 5-star restaurant]. Al-Watan. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
15. "يارا سلمان: ندرس افتتاح أفرع جديدة" [Yara Salman: We are studying the opening of new branches]. Akhbar Al Khaleej (in Arabic). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
16. "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]. MENAFN (in Arabic). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
17. Al-A'abed, Bayan (1 December 2017). "5? 10? How about a 100 Bahraini notable women who transformed Bahrain?". Startup MGZN. Retrieved 16 January 2022.