Massouma al-Mubarak
Kuwait University Political Science Professor First female minister : “She successfully served in a variety of ministry posts, first as minister of planning, then as minister of administrative development affairs, then minister of transportation, and finally as minister of health in the 2007 cabinet.”... Read MoreAmani Bourseli
As a Kuwait University Professor and Chairwoman at Capital Standers, Dr. Amani Bourseli’s appointment as Minister of Commerce and Industry in May 2011 was respectfully accepted by her peers in the business world. According to Al-Anba Newspaper, “her merits have been internationally recognized and rewarded.” In 2010 She was the recipient of the Economic Policy and Knowledge Development Achiever award at the Middle East Business Woman and Leaders Achievement Awards. Today, as she stands as the only woman on the 16-minister cabinet, she continues to make a difference in the business world,...
Read MoreAl Ayoub Sisters; Basalam & Lulwa Al-Ayoub
Lulwa and Balsam are “using sport to change the lives of Arab women. Through the sport of fencing, Al-Ayoub sisters are literally “cutting through” society’s constraints. By becoming active in sports, they believe girls will grow proud, strong, fearless and expressive no matter what their ultimate life’s goal.Balsam & Lulwa are empowering women in the Gulf through a strategy based on three components. First, through their success in their field, they are setting an example as role models for many girls in Kuwait. They use their status for good by serving as mentors to aspiring...
Read MoreMaha Al-Ghunaim
Kuwaiti businesswoman and co-founder and chair of Kuwaiti bank Global Investment House “Mrs. Maha Al- Ghunaim, along with other distinguished members, founded Global Investment House in 1998. She came to Global from Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting & Investment Co. (KFTCIC), the investment arm of Kuwait Investment Company, which she had joined in 1982 after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from San Francisco State University, California, USA. Mrs. Al-Ghunaim was promoted to chairperson of Global in 2007. She sits on the board of numerous companies in the region. Mrs....
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