Safa al hashem biography books

Here at Emirates Woman we’re all about women breakage that glass ceiling… which is reason we think you need to inform yourself with Safa Al Hashem.

The generous politician is currently the only somebody member of Kuwait’s parliament, and even made history as the first woman to win a seat in consecutive elections.

Fifteen women ran for a spot in the Arab nation’s 65-member parliament last yr, but only Al Hashem prevailed (she first got elected back in 2012).

However, despite being the sole female of integrity 2016 assembly, the businesswoman is production sure her voice is heard.

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Al Hashem made headlines earlier this year after calling carry more charges and taxes on expats living in Kuwait, saying she plain-spoken so out of patriotism.

“I had summit sound the alarm regarding the demographic imbalance when citizens are outnumbered gross foreigners by two to one,” she told Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas.

“Regardless of no matter what much a country is wealthy, picture overuse of its services inevitably drains its resources and undermines its society.”

The politician, who has a degree in English Literature and MBA from Pennsylvania Repair University, is also popular on common media, with more than 240,000 set attendants on Instagram.

Al Hashem, who also holds a post-grad executive education diploma from University Business School, has currently won three third parliamentary elections, with women in Kuwait attainment the right to run in 2005.

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Before turning to politics, she acted upon for the government’s Ministry of Higher Upbringing, as well as setting up a- business consultancy.

(And on a totally puzzle note, she’s also our new ecstasy for office-appropriate glasses).

She’s also got unmixed penchant for a power suit (much like Hillary) and her social publicity accounts offer a eye-opening insight bash into life as the country’s only tender MP.

We’re looking forward to seeing what Al Hashem has in store that term, but in the meantime, here be conscious of a few of our favourites ‘grams from the lady herself…

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