Abdel Aziz Mahmoud Bio: Wife, Age, Height, Awards, Ethnicity, Parents, Religion, Instagram, Net Worth, Controversy

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud is a Danish journalist, TV and radio host, author, and documentary storyteller known for mixing current-affairs interviewing with deeply personal reporting.

He first became widely recognized in Denmark through his work on DR’s news and talk formats, then expanded his profile with the bestselling book Hvor taler du flot dansk! and later with the DR2 documentary Helvedes homo – en muslim springer ud, where he addressed identity, faith, and sexuality on national television.

Profile

• Full name: Abdel Aziz Mahmoud
• Date of birth: 11 June 1983
• Age: 42 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Journalist, TV host, radio/podcast host, author
• Parents: Hamad Mahmoud (father); Souad Fahed Taha (mother)
• Siblings: Mahmud Hamad (brother, singer, b. 1984); Dina Mahmoud (sister, b. 1987); Sarah Mahmoud (sister, b. 1990)
• Spouse: Andreas Gylling Æbelø
• Children: A daughter
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Islam
• Ethnicity: Danish-Palestinian
• Net worth: $1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud is now, at the age of 42. He was born on 11 June 1983 in Abu Dhabi, where his parents were living at the time. His father, Hamad Mahmoud, and his mother, Souad Fahed Taha, had Palestinian roots and family histories shaped by displacement, and the household he entered carried that reality into everyday life.

When he was still a small child, the family relocated to Denmark, and his upbringing unfolded across multiple Danish towns, including Greve Strand, Middelfart, and Ølstykke.

In that new setting, he grew up as the oldest of four siblings, with a younger brother, Mahmud, and two younger sisters, Dina and Sarah.

Those family relationships later became part of his public narrative as he began making media that included the people closest to him, but his schooling and early routine were grounded in ordinary Danish institutions.

He completed secondary education at Stenløse Gymnasium in 2002, and he later trained as a journalist at Danmarks Journalisthøjskole, graduating in 2007.

Personal Life

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud’s personal life has often intersected with his on-air work, especially when the subject is identity and family. He married Andreas Gylling Æbelø on 8 September 2018 during a ceremony on the Swedish island of Hven.

He has also spoken publicly about being both Muslim and gay, including through the documentary Helvedes homo – en muslim springer ud, which placed his private reality and social context at the center of a national conversation.

Mahmoud and his husband, together with a female friend, formed a “rainbow family” arrangement and welcomed a daughter in 2022.

Career

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud’s career is defined by movement between newsrooms, talk formats, documentaries, and later, podcasting. Early credits include an acting role in Kald mig bare Aksel and work behind the camera on the short film Vejenes dronning.

He then became broadly known through Danish broadcasting, working across DR formats such as youth and consumer programming, news updates, and talk-driven shows, before taking on roles where the main task was to guide public debate rather than simply report it.

His profile rose further with the publication of Hvor taler du flot dansk! in 2016, a book that turned everyday experiences of language, belonging, and “Danishness” into a mainstream topic.

From 2016 onward, he became closely tied to debate formats centered on online conflict and public backlash, including Shitstorm, and he fronted DR2 projects that mixed portrait-style access journalism with politics and social issues, including Adgang med Abdel.

His documentary work broadened the kinds of stories he was associated with. Familien fra Lærkevej placed his family at the center of the narrative, while Helvedes homo – en muslim springer ud drew a direct line between his private life and broader religious and social tensions; the documentary’s first broadcast was on 9 April 2018.

In 2019, he joined TV 2’s Go’ aften Live as a host, and he later expanded into podcasting at TV 2 and Podimo, including Dato (from 2024) and Spotlight (launched in 2025).

By October 2025, Danish entertainment reporting also noted that he was leaving Go’ aften Live to focus on a new cultural project.

Awards

• Læsernes Bogpris (2017)
• Årets LGBT-person, Danish Rainbow Awards – AXGIL (2018)

Net worth

Abdel Aziz Mahmoud net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million, based on his long-running work as a national TV host, journalist, documentary participant, author with major book sales, and paid speaking and hosting engagements.

Controversy

During Denmark’s 2019 election period, controversy arose after it became known that he had acquired the domain stram-kurs.dk, which closely resembled the web address of the political party Stram Kurs; party leader Rasmus Paludan publicly criticized the purchase.

The episode triggered a wider debate about digital interference, political optics, and the boundary between activism and media conduct.

He has also faced criticism connected to interview and debate formats. In 2020, a segment on the radio program Shitstorm drew public backlash when musician Nikoline experienced the interview as disrespectful, and the situation became part of a broader discussion about tone, power, and responsibility in media conversations that involve online outrage.

Social Media

• Instagram: @abdelight
• Twitter/X: @AbdelsTweet

Filmography

• Kald mig bare Aksel (2002)
• Vejenes dronning (2005)
• Familien fra Lærkevej (2016)
• Adgang med Abdel (2016)
• Helvedes homo – en muslim springer ud (2018)
• Abdel mellem fjender (2019)
• Abdel og det beskidte spil i Qatar (2022)
• Go’ aften Live (2019–2025)
• Dato (2024–2025)
• Spotlight med Abdel Aziz Mahmoud (2025)

Books

• Hvor taler du flot dansk! (2016)
• Fra Libanon til Lærkevej: Samtaler vi aldrig har haft (2018)
• Palæstinenseren (2025)