Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Bahrain Businesswomen's Society (2016)
Yara Salman (
Arabic: يارا سلمان; born 16 August 1994) is a
Bahrainibusinesswoman who started her business career by taking over the running of the food franchise Burger Land from her father at 17 years old. She then went on to found several beauty,
hospitality, and
entertainment enterprises. She is the first person to introduce
cryotherapy to Bahrain, and in 2016 was the
Bahrain Businesswomen's Society's Entrepreneur of the Year.
In 2016, she consolidated her enterprises under the Jameel Salman Group to run all of her restaurants, real estate agencies, entertainment venues, and medical and beauty businesses.[4]
Beauty salon
In 2012, Salman opened 'Yara Beauty Salon', a luxury beauty salon in
Amwaj Islands in northern Bahrain.[5] The salon beauty treatments include Moroccan baths, a
solarium and cryo suites.[6] Salman was the first to introduce
cryotherapy to Bahrain to treat minor tissue damage and which is said to be "effective in cellulite reduction and calorie-burning".[6]
Medical centre
In 2016, Salman established 'Hospitalia by Yara', a cosmetic medical centre that offers beauty and health services, where she is CEO.[7] The centre has
hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of their
health tourism.[8] In 2016, she introduced the region's first robotic pharmacy, 'Pharmacia by Yara', which operates as a service from 'Hospitalia by Yara'.[9][10] In 2021, a second branch of 'Hospitalia' opened in
Riffa.[11] Her medical centre is not just for cosmetic medicine, but also dentistry and dermatological diseases.[12]
Entertainment complex
Alongside her brother, Mohamed Salman, she is joint CEO of MJ's Bowling Lounge, an entertainment complex, which was opened by the rapper
Omarion.[13] Salman announced the opening of the complex in January 2016 and additional features including a
5 star restaurant, a coffee shop, and a
karaoke venue.[14]
Restaurants
At 17 Salman began to help her father as his assistant, she started running her father's fast food restaurant business, Burger Land, soon after graduation.[1] In 2019 she made changes to the restaurant chain opening new locations and changing to a healthier menu.[15] Four new Burger Land locations were opened in the following year and a restaurant was opened in
Busaiteen. This restaurant was her father's idea and they removed meat from the menu and included
vegan options that were representative of traditional foods in the
Gulf countries,
Pakistani cuisine and spicy foods.[16]
Awards
In 2016, Yara Salman was awarded the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Bahrain Businesswomen's Society.[17]