Bella Hadid Calls Dad Mohamed the 'OG Hadid' on His 78th Birthday

Bella Hadid marked her father's 78th birthday with an Instagram tribute that ended with a new nickname for him: "OG Hadid."

The model, 30, posted the message on Friday, Nov. 6, the day Mohamed Hadid turned 78. The post was shared with his account as a collaboration.

What Bella wrote

The caption begins, "Happy birthday to my Baba. I love you so much." She thanked him "for being you, for my siblings, and our beautiful beautiful blood," and added three Palestinian flag emojis.

She then listed what she loves about him: "You are so loved. Your humor, your intelligence, your artistry, your recipes, generosity, your creativity, the way you light up a room are some of the many reasons we love you."

The last lines mixed thanks with a joke. "Thank you for teaching me, and for always loving me without ever asking for anything in return. (Besides dinner with all of your kids)," she wrote, followed by laughing and teary emojis. She signed off, "I love you. Happy happy birthday to OG Hadid."

Bella Hadid's Instagram tribute to her father.

The photos from the post

HOLR Magazine, which covered the tribute, reproduced several of the post's photos. In one, Mohamed winks as Bella leans her cheek against his. Another shows the two in a kitchen over trays of homemade food, including what look like falafel and baked pastries, with Bella holding a pair of serving tongs.

A third shows Mohamed, dressed in white, on a city street in front of a building covered by a giant Prada ad featuring Bella and a white handbag. HOLR places it in Paris.

Bella is currently the face of Prada's Days of Summer 2026 campaign, photographed by David Sims, and in March she was named Prada's first global beauty ambassador, according to Arab News.

Who is Mohamed Hadid?

Mohamed Hadid was born on Nov. 6, 1948, in Nazareth. According to Wikipedia and Bravo, his family left when he was a baby, he grew up in Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia, and he moved to the United States at about 14.

He became a real estate developer known for luxury homes in Bel Air and Beverly Hills. He is also a painter. Bravo reports he opened the Hadid Gallery in Beverly Hills in 2011, and Bella's Father's Day caption in June listed "his kids, painting, cooking and watches" among his favorite things, according to Arab News.

Bravo also reports that he took part in speed skiing for Jordan at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Speed skiing was a demonstration sport there, and Olympedia records no result for him. In June, Bella posted a throwback of him at those Games for Jordan, Arab News reported.

Bella told Porter in 2017 that her father "was a refugee when he first came to America."

How Bella has marked his birthday before

The sources for the first three are Arab News reports.

Bella's busy fall

Bella turned 30 on Oct. 9, and our report on her birthday weekend covers how she celebrated. On Oct. 18, she opened the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles, according to IBTimes UK. Her fragrance brand, Orebella, which launched in May 2024, released a new scent, Cashmere Milk, in early November.

A family of six children

Mohamed has six children, according to People. With his first wife, Mary Butler, he has two daughters, Marielle and Alana. He and Yolanda Hadid married in 1994 and divorced in 2000. They have Gigi, Bella and Anwar.

In May 2025, Gigi and Bella announced that their father has a sixth child, a daughter named Aydan, born in 2002. They called her an "unexpected and beautiful addition to our family."

Gigi, 31, recently opened a store for her knitwear brand, Guest in Residence.

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A timeline of Mohamed Hadid