Hoda Kotb

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Kotb in 2010, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 9, 1964

Ethnicity: Egyptian

Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She has co-hosted the show Today since 2018.

Her parents, Sameha Mahmoud Kotb and Abdel Kader Kotb, were born in Egypt, with her father, a fossil energy specialist, being from Cairo. Her name, Hoda, is Arabic, and means guidance, while her surname is a common Egyptian surname meaning pole, as in North or South Pole. She was raised in Egypt, Nigeria, West Virginia, Virginia, and Louisiana.

Hoda has two children, who are adopted.

Hoda’s paternal grandfather was named Mohamed Katb Eissa.

Hoda’s paternal grandmother was named Sekina Abdel Kader Mohamed.

Kotb in 2009, Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com

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70 Responses

  1. Affellay says:

    looks a bit African American. It seems 2 me like vast majority of the Egyptians tend 2 have African ancestors, right?

  2. anacreon says:

    Hoda should be deported and forced to live with George Stephanopolous!

  3. S. says:

    Here is a link to a photo of Hoda and her mother Sameha. Sameha most certainly does not look black. The blood must come from her father’s side. Unfortunately I can’t find photos of Hoda with him.

    http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/1004/detail/women01.html

  4. Jamie weaver says:

    In my anthropology class and also again from a funeral directors convention we learned that their red hair was often in most cases hair dye.

  5. mixedgirl says:

    Black Americans should not be called African Americans anyway because a lot of black Americans are mixed with other races. African Americans as well as the ones in Africa don’t like that American blacks call themselves African americans. As to “red” hair..you get it when mixed with other races mostly European (Irish). I for one am a natural redhead, but consider myself of no particular race because my mom is Irish/Shawnee and my dad is Black and Cherokee…so what am I? Some of us mixed race people look black and some look white, or hispanic or Italian. I am sure that Hoda is black with another race mixture because she is NOT a natural redhead. She is light complexion, but not as much as someone like Alicia Keyes for instance. By American standards she would be considered black…even though there needs to be another “race” category added to america..”Mixed Race”.

    • ConfusedBreed says:

      All African Americans aren’t mixed. I explained this on Lauren Velez ethniceleb. Go read that shit you little cunt

      • gottlob says:

        I’m going to nickname you “angry black guy #2”. now go tell that to “angry black guy #1” the main black guy on this board aka expert on everything black. he disagrees with you btw… I too believe all Afro Americans are mixed. America the melting pot is what they say…

        • fuzzybear44 says:

          @gottlob

          HAHAHA man you have a love jones. Here it is two days later,and I’m still on your mind(I see my name everywhere in your posts),while I haven’t given you a second thought.I notice you keep referring to me as the angry black guy .Well lets take a look back at that night.I see I gave use no profanity or racial slurs,nor did I insult white people in general.Modern historians yes,but not all white people.Also I continue to tried to keep the debate civil and on the subject.Now lets take a look at you.
          First you threw a tantrum stating:

          (This site should be changed to ETHNIC BlACK CELEBS (all that is talked about around here anyway….). is ethnic black? it would not surprise me.

          That was you!

          When you simply could have sidetrack to a white celeb,or if you felt there weren’t enough white ones,go to the suggest a celeb part,and add more white celebs,but you didn’t do that. Follers adds Jewish celebs all the time.

          Your next tantrum was that ,anyone that disagreed with you was a angry black person.Which is why you kept accusing Follers of being black,when she repeatedly stated she was white.However in you mind she had to be black.

          Then racial insults.
          1. I too want to see NAPPY headed Hebrews
          2. maybe you did deserve to be slaves

          Again that was you

          Btw whites were enslaved at the same time,however here they were called indentured servants,while everywhere else,they were called slaves.Even some black people owned white slaves

          Now I wanted to keep the debate civil,but you wanted to drag it down to something else,which is when I called it a night .Yet if calling me angry makes you feel better,go right ahead.

          BTW I have never stated all African Americans were mixed,I said the average one.Now I based that on what DNA experts have stated,I just happen to agree with it.Also most of the things I stated on here,comes from people who are said to be experts in their fields.So like I said,if you don’t like it,take it up with them.

          One other thing,I have a correction.I kept referring to all those people as ancient historians,when some were actually (writers and poets,philosophers etc)who lived and study in egypt at the time

          Now if you reply,I may not reply back right away ,busy.

      • midori29 says:

        Most African Americans ARE mixed just google all the dna tests on you tube you will see. Most black Carribeans and African Americans are mixed with something.

    • midori29 says:

      I had red hair when I was younger and my hair is still red with light brown streaks I just dye it black and I am a black person.

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