Saïd Amin

Saïd Amin (Sa-eed Ah-meen, born May 13, 1973) is a Seattle-based Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the owner of Iranian.com, founder of World Singles Networks and co-founder of TopTopic, a social-media startup.[1]

Personal life

Amin was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1973. He moved to Paris, France with his mother in 1976 so that she could pursue her Ph.D. at the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Upon completing her studies they moved to the United States in 1981 and eventually settled in the Washington DC area. He graduated High School from St. Andrew's Episcopal in Potomac, Maryland.[2] Amin graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts where he earned his degree in International Affairs.[3]

Amin is known to finish his emails with a “life is good” signature, is an avid traveler who has visited 20 countries,[4] and recommend viewing relationships through the lens of a casting director.[5] He is married to Saghar Siami. They met on IranianPersonals, a niche dating site owned by World Singles Networks.[6]

Career

Amin, who founded World Singles Networks in 2001, is an early pioneer of the online personals business.[7] The company, which has a portfolio of 20+ niche-focused online dating services, was among the first to air Farsi and Arabic commercials on national television.[8][9][10]

Amin acquired majority interest in one of the earliest Internet publishing sites, Iranian.com, on April 24, 2012.[11][12] Iranian.com, which was created as a blogging platform for the Iranian diaspora, published its first article in 1995.[13]

Amin is currently the CEO of TopTopic, a Seattle-based social media startup that distinguishes itself by empowering members to reward each other for compelling contributions shared with member of the online community.[14]

Philanthropy

After a trip to Palestine, where he attended the grand opening of the first and only public pediatric cancer department in the West Bank,[15] Amin announced the launch of World Singles Networks' "iCare" initiative; an initiative intended to raise funds and awareness on behalf of charitable organizations and groups focusing especially on children’s issues.[16]

Amin also serves on the Board of the National Iranian American Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the voice of Iranian Americans and promoting greater understanding between the American and Iranian people.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Saïd Amin". CrunchBase.
  2. ↑ "LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn.
  3. ↑ "WSN Launches ArabLounge in Arabic & First White Label Matchmaking Solution in MENA". ArabNet.
  4. ↑ "The "Eligible King" of Ethnic online dating.". GreekReporter.
  5. ↑ "Casting: A Paradigm for Life". TopTopic. Dr. Shiva Ghaed.
  6. ↑ "Success Story!". Vimeo.
  7. ↑ "Adam, Eve & Amin Interview with a pioneer in the internet personals business". Iranian.com.
  8. ↑ "Saïd Amin, World Singles CEO - OPW Interview". Online Personals Watch.
  9. ↑ "My Iranian Valentine". The Daily Record.
  10. ↑ "ArabLounge commercial". Vimeo.
  11. ↑ "Jahanshah Javid: From Iranian.com to Iroon.com". PBS.
  12. ↑ "Moving On". Iranian.com.
  13. ↑ LeVine, Mark (2013). "Speaking Intimately: Iranian Diasporic Generation X and Negotiating Sexuality Online". In Henseler, Christine. Generation X Goes Global: Mapping a Youth Culture in Motion. New York: Routledge. p. 302. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  14. ↑ "Better than Reddit? TopTopic lets users make money from upvotes in a respectful online community". GeekWire.
  15. ↑ "West Bank cancer facility named for Kent man's wife". Ohio.com.
  16. ↑ "World Singles Networks Leverages Love to Help Charities". PR Web.
  17. ↑ "Staff & Board". National Iranian American Council.


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