Mustafa Hosny is a televangelist and Islamic preacher who presented his first show in 2004 and has gone on to become a household name.

Changing careers: Mustafa Hosny started his career in sales and changed careers to become a full-time preacher after receiving a certification from the Institute of Training Preachers, an affiliate of the Egyptian Awqaf Ministry.

Preacher: Mustafa Hosny delivers sermons and lectures worldwide and currently has presented more than 53 programmes on TV and radio. He also delivers weekly sermons and lectures at Yousef El-Sahaby and El-Hosary mosques and Friday sermons at Al-Bilal Mosque compound in Cairo. In 2023 Sheikh Mustafa launched a series of episodes on the biography of the Prophet Muhammad entitled ‘Noor: A Journey Through the Life of the Messenger of God’. The series translates the classical sources of the Seerah and makes them accessible to contemporary Muslims, particularly the young.

Humanitarian: Some of his activities include combating drug addiction amongst youth. He is a supporting member for the Children’s Cancer Hos­pital campaign in Cairo and delivers seminars and campaigns for the Life Clear of Smoking Associ­ation in Egypt. He also supports blood donation campaigns.

Social Media: He has nearly 87 million followers on different social media platforms, including 6.7 million subscribers on YouTube alone where his videos have over 775 million views. He has weekly live broadcasts on social media where he tries to make classical Islamic texts accessible to his viewers. He also devotes a portion of his broadcasts to questions and answers where he answers things from the proper way to pray to questions about personal problems and challenges. His softly spoken style has greatly endeared him to the public.