Safa Al Hashem
Safa Al Hashem | |
|---|---|
Third District | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Kuwait |
| Citizenship | Kuwait |
| Alma mater | Kuwait University, Pennsylvania State University |
| Website | www.safaalhashem.com |
Safa Al Hashem (born April 14, 1964) is a businesswoman and a politician. She was an elected member of to the Kuwait Parliament from 2012 to 2020. She was the only woman to win a seat at the Kuwait Parliament two consecutive times.[1]
Education
Al Hashem obtained a degree in English literature from Kuwait University and completed her MBA from Pennsylvania State University.[citation needed] She also has a post graduate executive education diploma from Harvard Business School.[citation needed]
In 2011, she was awarded a Ph.D, Doctorate (
Career
Al Hashem worked for the government in the Ministry of Higher Education. She later worked in various private companies being associated with PIC,
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
| Election Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Votes polled | ||
| 2012 | 2,622 (W)[8] | ||
| 2013 | 2,036 (W)[9] | ||
| 2016 | 3,273 (W)[5] | ||
| 2020 | 430 (L)[10] | ||
Awards
- 2009: Business Woman of the Year at the Middle East Business Achievement Awards[11]
- 2007: Female CEO of the year - CEO Middle East Awards[12]
References
- ^ "Safa first woman to win two consecutive times". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Commencement 2011". American University of Technology. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b "MP Profile Getting to know you". Arab Times. 23 August 2013. p. 2.
- ^ "Kuwait 'deported tens of thousands of expats' in 2016-2017". The New Arab. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b talal (2016-11-27). "Official list of winners of the 2016 National Assembly elections". kuwaittimes. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Kuwait elections: Only female MP Safa al-Hashem loses seat". 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ National, The. "Former Kuwaiti MP decries 'insults and slander' on social media after election loss". The National. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Justice Al Hammadi announces 3rd constituency winners". KUNA. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Justice Al-Enezi announces 3rd constituency winners". KUNA. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Kuwait election sees two-thirds of parliament lose seats".
- ^ "Safa Al Hashem bags "Business Woman of the Year" Award". AME Info. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "CEO Middle East Awards 2007". Arabian Business. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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