Lina Lazaar is a Tunisian art specialist and Vice president of the Kamel Lazaar Foundation. She was previously married to billionaire Saudi prince Hassan Jameel. ^[4]

Lazaar has an MA degree in Statistics from London School of Economics and an MA in Art History from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. ^[4]

Lazaar started her career as an intern at Sotheby's. She helped organise the Sotheby's Art of the Islamic World auction, then singlehandedly curated its first-ever auction of Arab and Iranian Contemporary art in 2011 at the 54th Biennale de Venezia called called The Future of a Promise. She later brought Tunisia back to the Venice Bienalle after a 60 year gap with The Absence of Paths in 2017. She also developed the Tunisian art space B7L9. ^[1][6][7][8]

Lina Lazaar is the Vice President of the Kamel Lazaar Foundation and founder of Jeddah art week, or JAW, which later became JAOU, the Tunisian Arabic word for “fun. ^[7]

Lazaar has shared that she thinks the label of ‘Arab’ contemporary art should be obsolete. In an article in Bespoke magazine she said: ^[1]

Lina was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Women in Middle Eastern Art in 2016 and Apollo Magazine's 40 Under 40 Middle East Patrons in 2019. ^[2] She is the co-editor-in-chief of the online magazine Ibraaz. ^[4]

Lina Lazaar is Tunisian, but was born in Riyadh and raised in Geneva before moving to London for university. Lazaar was married to billionaire Saudi prince Hassan Jameel (حسن جميل), from 2012 to 2017, when they divorced. Hassan Jameel is currently dating famed singer Rihanna. ^[2]

Lina's father, Kamel Lazaar, was vice president of Citibank in North Africa and Europe. He was part of the team that founded the Saudi-American Bank (Samba) in Saudi Arabia. He is also the founder of Swicorp. ^[9]