How Ally Salama became a mental health ambassador for Egypt – and the world

How Ally Salama became a mental health ambassador for Egypt – and the world

When it comes to mental health in the region, few voices have reached such volumes as Ally Salama's.

The region's first self-proclaimed mental health ambassador may be 24 years old, but Salama's social work has brought him before a UN Development Programme assembly to discuss the importance of mental health in the Mena region, and his digital agency EMPWR House has been endorsed by Harvard University.

Who is Ally Salama?

While his professional life is certainly well documented, his personal backstory remains uncharted.

Born into an upper-class family, Salama began his life from a position of undeniable power, at the top of the socioeconomic