Primary Job Title Chairman Primary Organization FARO
Location Costa Mesa, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Female
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Activist in Kuwait and throughout the Middle East and North Africa region. Played a pivotal role in the May 2005 decree permitting Kuwaiti women to vote; one of first four women to be elected to Kuwait Parliament in 2009. 2009-12, Member of Parliament, Kuwait. 2012-14, Minister of Planning & Development, Kuwait. Chair, international consultancy
firm, Kuwait. Former Chair, Kuwaiti Economic Society. Former Member of the Executive Committee, Young Arab Leaders. Chair, Global Agenda Council on Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum. Member of the Advisory Panel on Middle East Political and Economic Transition, World Bank. Council Member, Arab Human Development Report for 2009 (Human Security in the Arab World). Recipient of honours and awards, including: North-South Council of Europe Award (2010); Clinton Global Citizens Award (2009); King Hussein Humanitarian Award (2005); listed among the top 150 women leaders, Business Week (2011); listed among top 20 businesswomen in the Arab World, Financial Times (2012); listed among the world’s 100 most powerful Arabs, Arabian Business (2012, 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2007).
