Safa Al Hashem

Safa Al Hashem
Born (1964-09-05) 5 September 1964
Kuwait
Residence Kuwait,
Citizenship Kuwait
Alma mater Kuwait University, Harvard Business School,
Occupation Businesswoman, Politician
Website www.safaalhashem.com

Safa Al Hashem (born 1964), is a Liberal politician who is an elected Member of Parliament of the Kuwait Parliament. She is the only female member to be elected to the Kuwait parliament consecutively, after women re-gained the right to vote and stand for office in 2005.[1]

Education

Al Hashem obtained a degree in English literature from Kuwait University and completed here MBA from the Pennsylvania State University. She also has a post graduate diploma from Harvard Business School. In 2011, she was awarded a Ph.D, Doctorate (Honoris causa) by the American University of Technology.[2]

Career

Before entering politics, Al Hashem worked for the government in the Ministry of Higher Education. She later worked in various private companies being associated with PIC, PWC and the KIPCO Group. Al Hashem then started Advantage Consulting in partnership with KIPCO and Gulf One Investment Bank, Bahrain.[3]

Politics

Al Hashem first stood for elections for 3rd Constituency in 2012 and won. After this parliament was annulled, she stood again from the same constituency and won again. In the 2012 assembly, she served as the rapporteur of the Economic and Financial Affairs committee, and was a member of the Response to the Amiri Addrss and Foreign Affairs committees.[3]

Election Victories
YearVotes polled
20122,622[4]
20132,036[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Safa first woman to win two consecutive times". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Commencement 2011". American University of Technology. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "MP Profile Getting to know you". Arab Times. 23 August 2013. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Justice Al Hammadi announces 3rd constituency winners". KUNA. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Justice Al-Enezi announces 3rd constituency winners". KUNA. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Safa Al Hashem bags "Business Woman of the Year" Award". AME Info. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "CEO Middle East Awards 2007". Arabian Business. Retrieved 23 August 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.